MRI-Guided Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Tomography (MRg-NIRST) Imaging System With Wearable Breast Optical Interface for Breast Cancer Imaging

• Published in: IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering Vol. 72; no. 3; pp. 899 - 908
• Main Authors: Zhao, Mengyang, Cao, Xu, Feng, Jinchao, Zhou, Mingwei, Wei, Chengpu, diFlorio-Alexander, Roberta, Pogue, Brian W., Jiang, Shudong, Paulsen, Keith D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IEEE 01.03.2025; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Adaptive optics; Adult; Biomedical optical imaging; Breast; Breast - diagnostic imaging; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Data acquisition; Electronic circuits; Equipment Design; Female; flexible opto-electronic circuit strips; Hemoglobin; Humans; I.R. radiation; Image acquisition; Image processing; Image reconstruction; Imaging; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Inclusions; Infrared spectra; Infrared spectroscopy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - instrumentation; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Medical imaging; MRI; multi-modality imaging; Near infrared radiation; near-infrared spectroscopic tomographic imaging system; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Optical switches; Optoelectronics; Phantoms, Imaging; Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared - instrumentation; Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared - methods; Strips; Tomography; Tomography, Optical - instrumentation; Tomography, Optical - methods; Wavelengths; wearable breast interface; Wearable Electronic Devices; Wearable technology

Objective: To develop a novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)-guided Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Tomography (MRg-NIRST) imaging system with an MRI-compatible breast optical interface for breast imaging. Methods: The breast interface consists of eight flexible opto-electronic circuit strips, each eq...