Title :
Imaging the dynamic tissue response to inhaled carbogen
Author :
Kotz, K.T. ; Amin, K. ; Orduna, J. ; Boenig, W.A. ; Faris, G.W.
Author_Institution :
Molecular Phys. Dept., SRI Int., Menlo Park, CA, USA
Abstract :
We have measured the dynamic changes in the optical properties of tissues in response to inspiratory hypercapnia and hyperoxia. We observed enhanced image contrast between cancerous and normal tissues of the animals studied.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biomedical optical imaging; cancer; medical image processing; pneumodynamics; tumours; cancerous tissues; dynamic tissue response; hyperoxia; inhaled carbogen; inspiratory hypercapnia; normal tissues;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
