Optical Imaging of Cancer Clinical Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rosenthal, Eben (Editor), Zinn, Kurt R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Pharmacology.; Oncology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Optical detection represents the next great horizon for cancer imaging. As molecularly targeted therapeutic agents are delivered to the clinic in increasing numbers, there is a parallel opportunity to advance optical imaging techniques. Because of its limited toxicity and potential for real-time inf...

Table of Contents:

• I: Optical Imaging Principles
• Optical Imaging of Cancer: Enhancing Detection and Resection
• Endoscopic Techniques for Optical Imaging
• Design and Use of the Surgical Microscope in Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
• Fluorophores for Optical Imaging
• II: Cancer Targeting Strategies
• Overview of Cancer Detection and Monitoring Strategies
• The Application of Tissue Autofluorescence in Detection and Management of Oral Cancer and Premalignant Lesions
• Proteinase Optical Imaging Tools for Cancer Detection and Response to Therapy
• Illustrating Molecular Events with Light: A Perspective on Optical Reporter Genes
• III: Preclinical and Clinical Investigations
• Optical Imaging of Primary Tumors
• Nodal Staging of Cancer Using Diagnostic Optical Imaging Techniques
• Optical Coherence Tomography for Cancer Detection
• Optical Imaging of Cancer: Neuro-oncologic Applications.