title: Advances in optical spectroscopy and imaging of breast lesions.
abstract: A review is presented of recent advances in optical imaging and spectroscopy and the use of light for addressing breast cancer issues. Spectroscopic techniques offer the means to characterize tissue components and obtain functional information in real time. Three-dimensional optical imaging of the breast using various illumination and signal collection schemes in combination with image reconstruction algorithms may provide a new tool for cancer detection and treatment monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave., Livermore, CA 94551, USA. demos1@llnl.gov
authors.forename: Stavros G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Demos
authors.forename: Abby J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: Amir H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Gandjbakhche
mesh_terms: D047688:Breast Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008327:Mammography / Q000639:trends; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D041622:Tomography, Optical / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography