Raman imaging at biological interfaces: applications in breast cancer diagnosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One of the most important areas of Raman medical diagnostics is identification and characterization of cancerous and noncancerous tissues. The methods based on Raman scattering has shown significant potential for probing human breast tissue to provide valuable information for early diagnosis of breast cancer. A vibrational fingerprint from the biological tissue provides information which can be used to identify, characterize and discriminate structures in breast tissue, both in the normal and cancerous environment.

Results

The paper reviews recent progress in understanding structure and interactions at biological interfaces of the human tissue by using confocal Raman imaging and IR spectroscopy. The important differences between the noncancerous and cancerous huma

SUBMITTER: Surmacki J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3681552 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature