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High-sensitivity in vivo THz fiber-scanning mammography of early breast cancer in nude mice
Journal
Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
Date Issued
2011
Author(s)
Chen H.
Tseng T.-F.
Lu J.-T.
Chen T.-H.
Kuo C.-C.
Fu S.-C.
Tsai Y.-F.
Huang Y.-Y.
Chuang E.Y.
Hwang Y.-J.
Abstract
We demonstrate an in vivo transmission T-ray mammography for early breast cancer detection in an animal model. Compared to the state-of-the-art sensitivity of X-ray ammography (Volume: 4.22mm3), T-ray achieved much earlier cancer detection (Volume: 0.5mm3). ? OSA/CLEO 2011.
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Other Subjects
Mammals; Animal model; Cancer detection; Early breast cancer; High sensitivity; In-vivo; Nude mice; State of the art; Diseases
Type
conference paper