Title :
Breast imaging with the Twente Photoacoustic Mammoscope
Author :
Piras, D. ; Xia, Wei ; Heijblom, M. ; Ten Tije, E.M. ; Van Hespen, J. ; Steenbergen, W. ; van Leeuwen, T.G. ; Manohar, S. ; Van den Engh, F. ; Klaase, Joost M.
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Photonic Imaging Group, Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
Breast cancer detection using a parallel plate configuration photoacoustic mammoscope is presented. Patients with highly suspicious palpable lesions are included in our clinical protocol. First results from a patient with infiltrative ductal carcinoma are presented.
Keywords :
biological organs; biomedical optical imaging; cancer; diagnostic radiography; gynaecology; breast cancer detection; breast imaging; clinical protocol; infiltrative ductal carcinoma; palpable lesions; parallel plate configuration photoacoustic mammoscope; twente photoacoustic mammoscope; Acoustics; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical measurements; Lesions; Optical imaging; Signal to noise ratio; Ultrasonic variables measurement;
Conference_Titel :
BioPhotonics, 2011 International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Parma
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9836-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9835-2
DOI :
10.1109/IWBP.2011.5954818
