Optical imaging

Breast cancer, screening and diagnostic tools: All you need to know

“…Green Fluorescent Protein) [152,153]. This technology includes modalities such as Fluorescence Imaging, Bioluminescent Imaging, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Photoacoustic Imaging, Diffuse Optical Tomography (DOT), Super-resolution Microscopy and Terahertz Tomography [152,154,155]. In addition, according to Grosenick et al, optical breast imagers can be classified in time-domain, frequency-domain, and continuous-wave systems taking into account the measurement geometry J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f and the temporal profile of the laser radiation employed [156].…”

“…Optical imaging research has a promising role in cancer detection. It represents an interesting tool to provide functional and molecular characteristics assessment in breast cancer [152,154]. However, methodological preparation and optical data can be time-consuming and difficult to interpret.…”

“…Currently, these modalities are in early phases of clinical trials [153]. Further studies regarding how it captures and interprets images to provide better detection of cancer are still needed [151,154].…”