ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2019
Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging: A Cutting-Edge Method for Diagnosing Digestive Cancers.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 92 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Novel Octa-Structure Metamaterial Architecture for High Q-Factor and High Sensitivity in THz Impedance Spectroscopy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Article
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- Consumer electronics based smart technologies for enhanced terahertz healthcare having an integration of split learning with medical imaging.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Diagnosis of the Initial Stage of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Review.Current pharmaceutical design · 2024Review
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- High-sensitivity polarization-independent terahertz Taichi-like micro-ring sensors based on toroidal dipole resonance for concentration detection of Aβ protein.Nanophotonics (Berlin, Germany) · 2023Article
- Advances in terahertz technology for cancer detection applications.Optical and quantum electronics · 2023Review
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- Dual-Frequency Polarized Reconfigurable Terahertz Antenna Based on Graphene Metasurface and TOPAS.Micromachines · 2021Article
- Malignant and benign thyroid nodule differentiation through the analysis of blood plasma with terahertz spectroscopy.Biomedical optics express · 2021Article
- Powerful terahertz waves from long-wavelength infrared laser filaments.Light, science & applications · 2020Review
- Advances in the early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.Genes & diseases · 2020Review
- Terahertz polarization sensing based on metasurface microsensor display anti-proliferation of tumor cells with aspirin.Biomedical optics express · 2020Article
- Terahertz Imaging and Spectroscopy in Cancer Diagnostics: A Technical Review.BME frontiers · 2020Review
- Investigation of Fresh Gastric Normal and Cancer Tissues Using Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
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Abstract
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)-based detection represents a very attractive tool for repeated assessments, patient monitoring, and follow-up. Cancer acts as the second leading cause of death in many regions, and current predictions estimate a continuous increasing trend. Of all types of tumors, digestive cancers represent an important percentage and their incidence is expected to increase more rapidly than other tumor types due to unhealthy lifestyle habits. Because it can precisely differentiate between different types of molecules, depending on water content, the information obtained through THz-based scanning could have several uses in the management of cancer patients and, more importantly, in the early detection of different solid tumors. The purpose of this manuscript is to offer a comprehensive overview of current data available on THz-based detection for digestive cancers. It summarizes the characteristics of THz waves and their interaction with tissues and subsequently presents available THz-based technologies (THz spectroscopy, THz-tomography, and THZ-endoscope) and their potential for future clinical use. The third part of the review is focused on highlighting current in vitro and in vivo research progress in the field, for identifying specific digestive cancers known as oral, esophageal, gastric, colonic, hepatic, and pancreatic tumors.
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