Miniature and Molecularly Specific Optical Screening Technologies for Breast Cancer

Abstract

The goal of this proposal is to harness the power of light to create "miniature and molecularly specific optical technologies" for breast cancer diagnosis and detection. The miniature technologies will leverage on millimeter scale silicon detectors and LEDs to make compact devices that can be used in a practical clinical setting for breast cancer detection. The features that will be exploited for optical detection/diagnosis of breast cancer will include the physiological, structural and molecular alterations that accompany the transformation of a cell from a normal to malignant state.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA459910

Entities

People

  • Nimmi Ramanujam

Organizations

  • Duke University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Breast Cancer
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Laser Diodes
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Neoplasms
  • Optical Detection
  • Optical Detectors
  • Optical Fibers
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Scattering
  • Spectroscopy
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Medical Imaging.
  • Oncology