Autofluorescence detection of tumors in the human lung: comparison between in-vivo and in-vitro measurements

D. Huttenberger; T. Gabrecht; G. Wagnieres; B. Weber; A. Linder; H.-J. Foth; L. Freitag

doi:10.1117/12.633011

7 October 2005 Autofluorescence detection of tumors in the human lung: comparison between in-vivo and in-vitro measurements

D. Huttenberger, T. Gabrecht, G. Wagnieres, B. Weber, A. Linder, H.-J. Foth, L. Freitag

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Proceedings Volume 5862, Diagnostic Optical Spectroscopy in Biomedicine III; 586208 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.633011
Event: European Conferences on Biomedical Optics 2005, 2005, Munich, Germany

Abstract

To detect bronchial carcinoma by autofluorescence, we measured in-vivo, in an in-vivo model, and in-vitro the spectra of tumor and normal tissue by a fiber-optic-spectrometer. The main difference between tumor and bronchial tissue is the intensity of the 505 nm main peak.

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D. Huttenberger, T. Gabrecht, G. Wagnieres, B. Weber, A. Linder, H.-J. Foth, and L. Freitag "Autofluorescence detection of tumors in the human lung: comparison between in-vivo and in-vitro measurements", Proc. SPIE 5862, Diagnostic Optical Spectroscopy in Biomedicine III, 586208 (7 October 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.633011

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