Title :
Near-infrared Fluorescence Imaging for Colonic Cancer Diagnosis
Author :
Huang, Zhiwei ; Shao, Xiaozhuo ; Zheng, Wei ; Sheppard, Colin
Author_Institution :
Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
A near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging system was developed to acquire high contrast tissue NIR fluorescence images and to evaluate the efficacy of using the NIR imaging technique for cancer diagnosis in the colon.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; cancer; fluorescence; infrared imaging; colonic cancer diagnosis; near-infrared fluorescence imaging; Biopsy; Cancer detection; Colon; Endoscopes; Fluorescence; Gastrointestinal tract; Lesions; Neoplasms; Optical imaging; Optical polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452351
