Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis

Abstract

In this exploratory research program, the use of fluorescent contrast agents for detection and diagnosis of sub-surface diseased tissues is demonstrated. Using Newton-Raphson inversion techniques, we demonstrated the ability to map fluorescence lifetime and quantum efficiency from frequency-domain measurements of photon migration using synthetic data sets. Multi-pixel instrumentation for generation of actual data sets was constructed and is planned to validate the approach of fluorescence lifetime imaging of breast disease using optical contrast agents.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA357315

Entities

People

  • Eva M. Sevick-muraca

Organizations

  • Purdue Research Foundation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Computational Science
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Electrical Impedance
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Inverse Problems
  • Light Sources
  • Modulation
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Tomography

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Oncology (Cancer Research).

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing