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Paper Abstract
Two different optical fiber probes for combined Raman and fluorescence spectroscopic measurements were designed, developed and used for tissue diagnostics. Two visible laser diodes were used for fluorescence spectroscopy, whereas a laser diode emitting in the NIR was used for Raman spectroscopy. The two probes were based on fiber bundles with a central multimode optical fiber, used for delivering light to the tissue, and 24 surrounding optical fibers for signal collection. Both fluorescence and Raman spectra were acquired using the same detection unit, based on a cooled CCD camera, connected to a spectrograph. The two probes were successfully employed for diagnostic purposes on various tissues in a good agreement with common routine histology. This study included skin, brain and bladder tissues and in particular the classification of: malignant melanoma against melanocytic lesions and healthy skin; urothelial carcinoma against healthy bladder mucosa; brain tumor against dysplastic brain tissue. The diagnostic capabilities were determined using a cross-validation method with a leave-one-out approach, finding very high sensitivity and specificity for all the examined tissues. The obtained results demonstrated that the multimodal approach is crucial for improving diagnostic capabilities. The system presented here can improve diagnostic capabilities on a broad range of tissues and has the potential of being used for endoscopic inspections in the near future.
Paper Details
Date Published: 5 March 2015
PDF: 5 pages
Proc. SPIE 9318, Optical Biopsy XIII: Toward Real-Time Spectroscopic Imaging and Diagnosis, 931808 (5 March 2015); doi: 10.1117/12.2079009
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9318:
Optical Biopsy XIII: Toward Real-Time Spectroscopic Imaging and Diagnosis
Robert R. Alfano; Stavros G. Demos, Editor(s)
PDF: 5 pages
Proc. SPIE 9318, Optical Biopsy XIII: Toward Real-Time Spectroscopic Imaging and Diagnosis, 931808 (5 March 2015); doi: 10.1117/12.2079009
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Riccardo Cicchi, Istituto Nazionale di Ottica (Italy)
European Lab. for Non-linear Spectroscopy (LENS) (Italy)
Suresh Anand, European Lab. for Non-linear Spectroscopy (Italy)
Susanna Rossari M.D., Univ. degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Alessandro Sturiale, Univ. degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Flavio Giordano, Meyer Children's Hospital (Italy)
Vincenzo De Giorgi, Univ. degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Vincenza Maio, Univ. degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
European Lab. for Non-linear Spectroscopy (LENS) (Italy)
Suresh Anand, European Lab. for Non-linear Spectroscopy (Italy)
Susanna Rossari M.D., Univ. degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Alessandro Sturiale, Univ. degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Flavio Giordano, Meyer Children's Hospital (Italy)
Vincenzo De Giorgi, Univ. degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Vincenza Maio, Univ. degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Daniela Massi, Univ. degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Gabriella Nesi, Univ degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Anna Maria Buccoliero, Univ. degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Francesco Tonelli, Univ. degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Renzo Guerrini, Meyer Children's Hospital (Italy)
Nicola Pimpinelli, Univ. degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Francesco Saverio Pavone, European Lab. for Non-linear Spectroscopy (Italy)
Univ. degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Gabriella Nesi, Univ degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Anna Maria Buccoliero, Univ. degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Francesco Tonelli, Univ. degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Renzo Guerrini, Meyer Children's Hospital (Italy)
Nicola Pimpinelli, Univ. degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Francesco Saverio Pavone, European Lab. for Non-linear Spectroscopy (Italy)
Univ. degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9318:
Optical Biopsy XIII: Toward Real-Time Spectroscopic Imaging and Diagnosis
Robert R. Alfano; Stavros G. Demos, Editor(s)
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