Photonic Breast Tomography and Tumor Aggressiveness Assessment
Abstract
The tasks performed and the progresses made during the second year include: (a) pursuing planned training objectives of the CCNY researchers through laboratory rotations at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC); and (b) conducting research on development of non-invasive optical imaging and spectroscopic approaches for breast tumor detection. The CCNY researchers received training on (i) small animal handling; (ii) Cell culture, bioluminescence assay and imaging; (iii) Western Blotting and Flow Cytometry; (iv) small animal imaging techniques; and (v) magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy. They also attended group meetings and seminars to develop sound background in the biological and clinical aspects of cancer research. The research component involved development of numerical algorithms based on time reversal matrix method and principal component analysis, and using those along with a method based on independent component analysis for locating tumors in a model cancerous breast assembled using ex vivo breast tissue specimens, and targets in breast simulating model media.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA517344
Entities
People
- F.b. Lin
- J.a. Koutcher
- R.r. Alfano
- S.k. Gayen
Organizations
- New York University