Translation of a portable diffuse optical breast scanner probe for clinical application: a preliminary study.

Most breast cancer lesions absorb higher levels of near-infrared (NIR) radiation compared to healthy breast tissue due to its increased vascularity. Oxy-hemoglobin (HbO) and deoxy-hemoglobin (Hb) primarily found in cancerous vascular lesions, absorbs higher levels of radiation in the 650 nm to 850 nm wavelength range than the surrounding fatty tissue and water in the human breast. NIR diffuse optical spectroscopy (DOS) provides real-time functional and compositional information based on the optical properties of biological tissues, which cannot be accomplished by other portable breast imaging modalities.

Cancer Detection Based on Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy: A Clinical Study.

An electrical Impedance based tool is designed and developed to aid physicians performing clinical exams focusing on cancer detection. Current research envisions improvement in sensor-based measurement technology to differentiate malignant and benign lesions in human subjects. The tool differentiates malignant anomalies from nonmalignant anomalies using Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS).