Development of an autofluorescent probe for brain cancer: simulations and phantom studies

B. Leh; Y. Charon; M.-A. Duval; F. Jean; F. Lefebvre; L. Menard; M. H. Vu Thi; R. Siebert

doi:10.1117/12.831742

9 July 2009 Development of an autofluorescent probe for brain cancer: simulations and phantom studies

B. Leh, Y. Charon, M.-A. Duval, F. Jean, F. Lefebvre, L. Menard, M. H. Vu Thi, R. Siebert

Proceedings Volume 7371, Novel Optical Instrumentation for Biomedical Applications IV; 73710I (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.831742
Event: European Conferences on Biomedical Optics, 2009, Munich, Germany

Abstract

Autofluorescence spectroscopy from brain tissue may help to discriminate cancerous from healthy tissue. The characteristics of our probe are studied on phantoms and confronted to Monte Carlo simulations. Geometrical origins of fluorescence light are evaluated.

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B. Leh, Y. Charon, M.-A. Duval, F. Jean, F. Lefebvre, L. Menard, M. H. Vu Thi, and R. Siebert "Development of an autofluorescent probe for brain cancer: simulations and phantom studies", Proc. SPIE 7371, Novel Optical Instrumentation for Biomedical Applications IV, 73710I (9 July 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.831742

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