ArticleBiomedical optics express2021
The LUCA device: a multi-modal platform combining diffuse optics and ultrasound imaging for thyroid cancer screening.
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Prehabilitation Exercise Program in Breast Cancer: Effects on Quality of Life and Tumor Microenvironment (PEP_BC)
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Abstract
We present the LUCA device, a multi-modal platform combining eight-wavelength near infrared time resolved spectroscopy, sixteen-channel diffuse correlation spectroscopy and a clinical ultrasound in a single device. By simultaneously measuring the tissue hemodynamics and performing ultrasound imaging, this platform aims to tackle the low specificity and sensitivity of the current thyroid cancer diagnosis techniques, improving the screening of thyroid nodules. Here, we show a detailed description of the device, components and modules. Furthermore, we show the device tests performed through well established protocols for phantom validation, and the performance assessment for
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