Biomedical applications of terahertz spectroscopy and imaging

X Yang, X Zhao, K Yang, Y Liu, Y Liu, W Fu… - Trends in …, 2016 - cell.com
Terahertz (THz= 10 12 Hz) radiation has attracted wide attention for its unprecedented
sensing ability and its noninvasive and nonionizing properties. Tremendous strides in THz …

Advances in terahertz technology for cancer detection applications

M Gezimati, G Singh - Optical and Quantum Electronics, 2023 - Springer
Currently, there is an increasing demand for the diagnostic techniques that provide
functional and morphological information with early cancer detection capability. Novel …

Potential clinical applications of terahertz radiation

JH Son, SJ Oh, H Cheon - Journal of Applied Physics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Terahertz radiation has significant potential in medical diagnosis and treatment because its
frequency range corresponds to the characteristic energy of biomolecular motion …

Noninvasive, near-field terahertz imaging of hidden objects using a single-pixel detector

RI Stantchev, B Sun, SM Hornett, PA Hobson… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
Terahertz (THz) imaging can see through otherwise opaque materials. However, because of
the long wavelengths of THz radiation (λ= 400 μm at 0.75 THz), far-field THz imaging …

THz pulsed imaging in biomedical applications

A D'Arco, M Di Fabrizio, V Dolci, M Petrarca, S Lupi - Condensed Matter, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recent advances in technology have allowed the production and the coherent detection of
sub-ps pulses of terahertz (THz) radiation. Therefore, the potentialities of this technique have …

Terahertz spectroscopy and imaging: a cutting-edge method for diagnosing digestive cancers

M Danciu, T Alexa-Stratulat, C Stefanescu, G Dodi… - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
The Terahertz's wavelength is located between the microwave and the infrared region of the
electromagnetic spectrum. Because it is non-ionizing and non-invasive, Terahertz (THz) …

Terahertz reflectometry imaging for low and high grade gliomas

YB Ji, SJ Oh, SG Kang, J Heo, SH Kim, Y Choi… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Gross total resection (GTR) of glioma is critical for improving the survival rate of glioma
patients. One of the greatest challenges for achieving GTR is the difficulty in discriminating …

Toward clinical cancer imaging using terahertz spectroscopy

H Cheon, HJ Yang, JH Son - IEEE Journal of Selected Topics …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cancer imaging using terahertz (THz) electromagnetic waves has the potential to overcome
the drawbacks of existing cancer imaging techniques because of the unique properties of …

Terahertz transmission vs reflection imaging and model-based characterization for excised breast carcinomas

T Bowman, M El-Shenawee… - Biomedical Optics Express, 2016 - opg.optica.org
This work presents experimental and analytical comparison of terahertz transmission and
reflection imaging modes for assessing breast carcinoma in excised paraffin-embedded …

Medical imaging, artificial intelligence, internet of things, wearable devices in terahertz healthcare technologies

A Banerjee, C Chakraborty, M Rathi Sr - Terahertz biomedical and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The recent revolutions in robotics, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), wearable
devices, machine learning, and big data analytics have revealed promising possibilities in …