Interstitial Optical Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer
Abstract
Aim: development of optical techniques for diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer Breast tissue can be examined rapidly using Elastic Scattering Spectroscopy (spectral analysis of white light reflected from tissue). We collect paired optical and conventional histologic measurements from breast tissues to see if the optical data could provide a pathological diagnosis. Preliminary artificial intelligence analysis of optical data from 61 sites (breast and sentinel node), gave a promising sensitivity (57-100%) and specificity (85-100%) for detecting cancer. Therapy aims for complete ablation of small cancers using MR guided Interstitial Laser Photocoagulation (ILP). We have shown that ILP can ablate small cancers and that contrast enhanced MR can detect untreated areas of cancer as small as 2mm.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADB260288
Entities
People
- Stephen Brown
Organizations
- University College London