ArticleBiomedical spectroscopy and imaging2019
Cancer detection in excised breast tumors using terahertz imaging and spectroscopy.
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- Terahertz Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection in Animal Models: A Literature Review with Narrative Synthesis.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
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- Terahertz spectrum-based refractive index sensor for brain lesion detection using photonic crystal fibers.PloS one · 2025Article
- Review of the application of the most current sophisticated image processing methods for the skin cancer diagnostics purposes.Archives of dermatological research · 2024Review
- Experimental characterization of a fully polarimetric pulsed terahertz spectroscopy system.Frontiers in physics · 2024Article
- Spatial and spectral characteristics in realizations of broadband terahertz spectroscopy on a subwavelength scale.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Terahertz imaging of human skin pathologies using laser feedback interferometry with quantum cascade lasers.Biomedical optics express · 2023Article
- Advances in terahertz technology for cancer detection applications.Optical and quantum electronics · 2023Review
- Assessing Corneal Endothelial Damage Using Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy and Support Vector Machines.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Measurement and Modeling of the Optical Properties of Adipose Tissue in the Terahertz Range: Aspects of Disease Diagnosis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Complex refractive index of freshly excised human breast tissue as a marker of disease.Lasers in medical science · 2022Article
- The Spatial Distribution of Renal Fibrosis Investigated by Micro-probe Terahertz Spectroscopy System.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Hyperspectral terahertz imaging and optical clearance for cancer classification in breast tumor surgical specimen.Journal of medical imaging (Bellingham, Wash.) · 2022Article
- Deep Learning Classification of Breast Cancer Tissue from Terahertz Imaging Through Wavelet Synchro-Squeezed Transformation and Transfer Learning.Journal of infrared, millimeter and terahertz waves · 2022Article
- Non-contact terahertz spectroscopic measurement of the intraocular pressure through corneal hydration mapping.Biomedical optics express · 2021Article
- Mammary tumors in Sprague Dawley rats induced by N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea for evaluating terahertz imaging of breast cancer.Journal of medical imaging (Bellingham, Wash.) · 2021Article
- Terahertz radiation and the skin: a review.Journal of biomedical optics · 2021Review
- Terahertz Imaging and Characterization Protocol for Freshly Excised Breast Cancer Tumors.Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE · 2020Article
- Breast Cancer Detection with Low-dimension Ordered Orthogonal Projection in Terahertz Imaging.IEEE transactions on terahertz science and technology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Terahertz imaging and spectroscopy has demonstrated a potential for differentiating tissue types of excised breast cancer tumors. Pulsed terahertz technology provides a broadband frequency range from 0.1 THz to 4 THz for detecting cancerous tissue. Tumor tissue types of interest include cancer typically manifested as infiltrating ductal or lobular carcinomas, fibro-glandular (healthy connective tissues) and fat. In this work, images of breast tumors excised from human and animal models are reviewed. In addition to alternate fresh tissues, breast cancer tissue phantoms are developed to further evaluate terahertz imaging and the potential use of contrast agents. Terahertz results are successfully validated with pathology images, showing strong differentiation between cancerous and healthy tissues for all freshly excised tissues and types. The advantages, challenges and limitations of THz imaging of breast cancer are discussed.
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