Neuro-Oncological Applications of Optical Spectroscopy

• Published in: Technology in cancer research & treatment Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 231 - 238
• Main Authors: Toms, Steven A, Konrad, Peter E., Lin, Wei-Chiang, Weil, Robert J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.06.2006; Adenine Press
• Subjects: Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis; Brain Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Brain Neoplasms - surgery; Cell Survival; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Medical sciences; Nervous system; Radiation Injuries - diagnosis; Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry; Spectrum Analysis - instrumentation; Spectrum Analysis - methods; Tumors; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Infiltrating tumor margin; Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy; Fluorophore; and Glioblastoma; Human; Optical spectrometry; Nervous system diseases; Diffuse reflection; Glioblastoma; Malignant tumor; Review; Infiltrating tumor; Fluorescence spectrometry; Malignant glioma; Cancerology; Central nervous system disease; Diagnosis

Advances in optics and molecular imaging have occurred rapidly in the past decade. One technique poised to take advantage of these developments is optical spectroscopy (OS). All optical spectroscopic techniques have in common tissue interrogation with light sources ranging from the ultraviolet (UV)...