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Terahertz Imaging and Characterization Protocol for Freshly Excised Breast Cancer Tumors
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Engineering
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JoVE Journal Engineering
Terahertz Imaging and Characterization Protocol for Freshly Excised Breast Cancer Tumors
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08:56 min

April 05, 2020

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Chapters

  • 00:04Introduction
  • 01:10Tissue Handling
  • 01:49Terahertz (THz) Imager Setup
  • 05:19THz Tumor Imaging
  • 06:45Results: Representative Tumor Sample Imaging and Characterization
  • 07:57Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

Freshly excised human breast cancer tumors are characterized with terahertz spectroscopy and imaging following fresh tissue handling protocols. Tissue positioning is taken into consideration to enable effective characterization while providing analysis in a timely manner for future intraoperative applications.

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