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Breast Cancer Laser Technique Faces First Human Trials

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EXETER, England, March 8, 2013 — A laser diagnostic test, which ultimately could lead to an instant diagnosis of breast cancer at the time of a mammogram, will for the first time be evaluated using excised human breast tissue and lymph nodes. The study is being funded by a grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Currently when a mammogram picks up abnormalities, a follow-up needle biopsy is required. About 70 to 90 percent of these tests come back negative, but not before a nervous wait for the results. But the new laser technique, developed earlier at the Science and Technology...Read full article

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    Published: March 2013
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    spatially offset raman spectroscopy
    Spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS) is a technique that extends traditional Raman spectroscopy by incorporating measurements at different spatial offsets. This method allows for the selective probing of subsurface layers beneath a scattering or opaque surface, making it particularly valuable in situations where traditional Raman spectroscopy might be limited by surface interference. Key features and principles of spatially offset raman spectroscopy include: Background: In...
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