Tissue undergoing transformation into a state that is more favourable for tumor growth may
present itself with different tissue optical properties and contain different amounts of the …

Abstract Transillumination Breast Spectroscopy (TiBS) uses near-infrared technology to
monitor physiologic changes in bulk breast tissue. Interim analysis demonstrates TiBS's …

Transillumination breast spectroscopy (TiBS) uses nonionizing optical radiation to gain
information about tissue properties directly from the breast. TiBS measurements were …

Determining an individual's cancer risk is an important step to increase the efficacy of
screening procedures. Currently, breast cancer risk can be clinically assessed using tissue …

Preventive oncology is in need of a risk assessment technique that can identify individuals at
high risk for breast cancer and that has the ability to monitor the efficacy of a risk reducing …

Preventive oncology is in need of a risk assessment technique that can identify individuals at
high risk for breast cancer and has the ability to monitor the efficacy of a risk reducing …

Several types of tissue-like materials, animal tissues and human breast tissues in vitro, have
been measured by a photospectrometer at visible and near-infrared wavelengths (between …

By transilluminating human tissue in vivo in the visible and near-IR regions, specific
information can be obtained in utilizing both the scattering and the absorbing properties of …

There is increasing attention to prevention as a means to reduce cancer incidence.
Prevention interventions or therapies in turn rely on risk assessment programs to identify …

Mammographic screening for early detection of breast cancer has proven valuable in
improving breast cancer survival. However, breast cancer incidence is still increasing, and …