Aim To develop optical techniques for diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer We
developed the hardware for collection and analysis of white light reflected from tissue elastic …

This thesis exploits the interaction of light with breast tissue for diagnosis and therapy.
Optical biopsy is an experimental technique, based on Elastic Scattering Spectroscopy …

Elastic scattering spectroscopy (ESS) is an emerging technology capable of detecting
malignant changes in tissue using elastic light scattering and light absorption. Pulses of …

Single Fiber Optical Probe in Real-Time Non-Invasive Cancer Diagnosis with Elastic Light
Scattering Spectroscopy Page 1 Laptop Spectrometer Light Source Coupler Probe Tissue Single …

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in women in the western world.
Conventional breast cancer screening with x-ray mammography has been a clear benefit if …

Elastic scattering spectroscopy ESS interrogates tissue with short pulses of white light,
obtaining diagnostic information from immediate spectral analysis of light scattered back …

We report on the first stages of a clinical study designed to test elastic-scattering
spectroscopy, mediated by fiberoptic probes, for three specific clinical applications in breast …

Minimally invasive probe and optical biopsy system based on optical spectra recording and
analysis seem to be a promising tool for early diagnostics of breast cancer. Light scattering …

The ability to provide the best treatment for breast cancer depends on establishing whether
or not the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes under the arm. Conventional assessment …

Tissue diagnostic techniques based on optical spectroscopy, in various incarnations, are
approaching clinical reality for intraoperative guidance of surgical procedures. Examination …