Title :
Holographic interferometry for early detection of breast cancer
Author :
Hong, HyunDae ; Sheffer, Daniel B. ; Loughry, C. William
Author_Institution :
Biosterometrics Lab., Akron City Hosp., Akron, OH, USA
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1996
Abstract :
For noninvasive early detection of nonpalpable breast tumors, a system using holographic interferometry was developed. The technique described couples application of mild changes in pneumatic pressure to the breast-thorax region while double exposure holograms are taken. Preliminary results demonstrate that fringe pattern abnormalities derived from the interferograms correlate to inclusions within breast models and breast lesions within human subjects
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; holographic interferometry; laser applications in medicine; breast cancer; breast lesions; breast-thorax region; changes in pneumatic pressure; double exposure holograms; fringe pattern abnormalities; holographic interferometry; human subjects; inclusions within breast models; noninvasive early detection; nonpalpable breast tumors; pulsed ruby laser; triggering circuit; Breast cancer; Breast neoplasms; Breast tumors; Cancer detection; Diseases; Holography; Humans; Interferometry; Lesions; Surface reconstruction;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3811-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1996.656910
