The development of optical methods in modern medicine in the areas of diagnostics,
therapy, and surgery has stimulated the investigation of optical properties of various …

Long‐term monitoring with optical fibers has moved into the focus of attention due to the
applicability for medical measurements. Within this Review, setups of flexible, unobtrusive …

This paper reports on the measurement of the optical properties of fresh fruits and
vegetables over the visible and short-wave near-infrared region (500–1000nm) using a …

A flexible and fast Monte Carlo-based model of diffuse reflectance has been developed for
the extraction of the absorption and scattering properties of turbid media, such as human …

Using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and intrinsic fluorescence spectroscopy, we have
developed an algorithm that successfully classifies normal breast tissue, fibrocystic change …

Methods of optical spectroscopy that provide quantitative, physically or physiologically
meaningful measures of tissue properties are an attractive tool for the study, diagnosis …

Background Breast cancer surgeons struggle with differentiating healthy tissue from cancer
at the resection margin during surgery. We report on the feasibility of using diffuse …

Despite the success of screening mammography contributing to the reduction of cancer
mortality, a number of other imaging techniques are being studied for breast cancer …

Monte Carlo simulations and experiments in tissue phantoms were used to empirically
develop an analytical model that characterizes the reflectance spectrum in a turbid medium …

We propose the use of a robust, biopsy needle–based, fiber-optic tool for routine clinical
quantification of tumor oxygenation at the time of diagnostic biopsy for breast cancer. The …