Fluorescence spectroscopy of neoplastic and non-neoplastic tissues

N Ramanujam - Neoplasia, 2000 - Elsevier
Fast and non-invasive, diagnostic techniques based on fluorescence spectroscopy have the
potential to link the biochemical and morphologic properties of tissues to individual patient …

Inorganic nanoparticles for optical bioimaging

D Jaque, C Richard, B Viana, K Soga, X Liu… - Advances in Optics …, 2016 - opg.optica.org
The tremendous progress in the synthesis of different inorganic nanoparticles with
pretailored size, shape, structural, compositional, and surface properties has significantly …

Optical properties of human skin, subcutaneous and mucous tissues in the wavelength range from 400 to 2000 nm

AN Bashkatov, EA Genina, VI Kochubey… - Journal of Physics D …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
The optical properties of human skin, subcutaneous adipose tissue and human mucosa
were measured in the wavelength range 400–2000 nm. The measurements were carried out …

Simple device for the direct visualization of oral-cavity tissue fluorescence

PM Lane, T Gilhuly, P Whitehead… - … of biomedical optics, 2006 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Early identification of high-risk disease could greatly reduce both mortality and morbidity due
to oral cancer. We describe a simple handheld device that facilitates the direct visualization …

Fluorescence, reflectance, and light-scattering spectroscopy for evaluating dysplasia in patients with Barrett's esophagus

I Georgakoudi, BC Jacobson, J Van Dam, V Backman… - Gastroenterology, 2001 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the potential of 3 spectroscopic
techniques (fluorescence, reflectance, and light-scattering spectroscopy) individually and in …

Fluorescence visualization detection of field alterations in tumor margins of oral cancer patients

CF Poh, L Zhang, DW Anderson, JS Durham… - Clinical Cancer …, 2006 - AACR
Purpose: Genetically altered cells could become widespread across the epithelium of
patients with oral cancer, often in clinically and histologically normal tissue, and contribute to …

The status of in vivo autofluorescence spectroscopy and imaging for oral oncology

DCG De Veld, MJH Witjes, H Sterenborg… - Oral oncology, 2005 - Elsevier
Autofluorescence spectroscopy and imaging have been studied for the early detection and
classification of (pre) malignancies of the oral mucosa. In the present review we will give an …

Understanding the biological basis of autofluorescence imaging for oral cancer detection: high-resolution fluorescence microscopy in viable tissue

I Pavlova, M Williams, A El-Naggar… - Clinical Cancer …, 2008 - AACR
Purpose: Autofluorescence imaging is increasingly used to noninvasively identify neoplastic
oral cavity lesions. Improving the diagnostic accuracy of these techniques requires a better …

Spectroscopic detection and evaluation of morphologic and biochemical changes in early human oral carcinoma

MG Müller, TA Valdez, I Georgakoudi… - … Journal of the …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Understanding the development and progression of head and neck
squamous cell carcinoma is key in the quest for the early diagnosis and prevention of this …

Efficacy of tissue autofluorescence imaging (VELScope) in the visualization of oral mucosal lesions

CS Farah, L McIntosh, A Georgiou… - Head & neck, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background Technology that highlights potentially malignant oral lesions in a highly
sensitive and specific manner will aid clinicians in early diagnosis of these conditions. This …