Early Detection of Breast Cancer by Fluorescence Molecular Tomography

Abstract

Breast cancer is the second most common female malignancy in the United States. The ability to detect malignancies in their earliest stages is of tremendous importance. Early detection has been shown to increase likelihood of survival [1, 2] and to reduce the risk of disease recurrence [3 - 6]. However early detection continues to be a significant diagnostic challenge and thus remains the focus of attention of a number of medical research groups.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA446289

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  • Vasilis Ntziachristos

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Breast Cancer
  • Charge Coupled Devices
  • Composite Images
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Fluorescence
  • Health Services
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Neoplasms
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Three Dimensional
  • Tomography

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  • Medicine

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  • Medical Imaging.