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ArticleBiomedical optics express2012

A diffuse reflectance spectral imaging system for tumor margin assessment using custom annular photodiode arrays.

Sulochana Dhar, Justin Y Lo, Gregory M Palmer, Martin A Brooke, Brandon S Nichols, Bing Yu, Nirmala Ramanujam, Nan M Jokerst

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Article in Biomedical optics express, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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8 authors.

Sulochana DharDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University, Research Drive, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
Justin Y Lo
Gregory M Palmer
Martin A Brooke
Brandon S Nichols
Bing Yu
Nirmala Ramanujam
Nan M Jokerst

Funding

A Novel Optical Spectral Imaging System for Rapid Imaging of Breast Tumor MarginsR01EB011574 · NIBIB · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI RAMANUJAM, NIRMALA · 2011 to 2015
$4.9M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB011574
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) is a well-established method to quantitatively distinguish between benign and cancerous tissue for tumor margin assessment. Current multipixel DRS margin assessment tools are bulky fiber-based probes that have limited scalability. Reported herein is a new approach to multipixel DRS probe design, which utilizes direct detection of the DRS signal by using optimized custom photodetectors in direct contact with the tissue. This first fiberless DRS imaging system for tumor margin assessment consists of a 4 × 4 array of annular silicon photodetectors and a constrained free-space light delivery tube optimized to deliver light across a 256 mm(2) imaging area. This system has 4.5 mm spatial resolution. The signal-to-noise ratio measured for normal and malignant breast tissue-mimicking phantoms was 35 dB to 45 dB for λ = 470 nm to 600 nm.

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(040.1240) Arrays(170.3890) Medical optics instrumentation

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PMID23243571
PMCPMC3521310

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