Title :
Optical Technologies for Early GI Cancer Detection: Many Ways to Skin a Cat
Author :
Wilson, Brian C.
Author_Institution :
Ontario Cancer Inst., Toronto Univ., Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
The article consists of a Powerpoint presentation on optical technologies for early GI cancer detection. The areas discussed include: optical diagnostics; white-light endoscopy; optical coherence tomography; microendoscopy; endocytology; fluorescence endoscopy; Raman spectroscopy; confocal microscopy; diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and elastic scattering spectroscopy etc. etc.
Keywords :
Raman spectroscopy; biological organs; biomedical measurement; biomedical optical imaging; cancer; endoscopes; fluorescence; optical microscopy; optical tomography; tumours; Raman spectroscopy; confocal microscopy; diffuse reflectance spectroscopy; early GI cancer detection; elastic scattering spectroscopy; endocytology; fluorescence endoscopy; microendoscopy; optical coherence tomography; optical diagnostics; optical technologies; white-light endoscopy; Cancer detection; Endoscopes; Fluorescence; Optical microscopy; Optical scattering; Raman scattering; Reflectivity; Skin; Spectroscopy; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528626
