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Towards accurate in vivo spectroscopy of the human prostate

Svensson, Tomas LU ; Alerstam, Erik LU ; Einarsdottir, Margret ; Svanberg, Katarina LU and Andersson-Engels, Stefan LU (2008) In Journal of Biophotonics 1(3). p.200-203
Abstract
The recent interest in photodynamic therapy of human prostate cancer is accompanied by a need for techniques for in vivo monitoring of optical and physiological characteristics. We propose time-of-flight (TOF) spectroscopy in combination with Monte Carlo evaluation as a reliable optical technique for quantitative assessment of absorption, scattering, hemoglobin content and tissue oxygenation in the human prostate. For the first time, we demonstrate Monte Carlo-based evaluation of in vivo TOF photon migration data. We show that this approach is crucial in order to avoid the large errors associated with the use of time-resolved diffusion theory of light propagation in prostate-like tissues. This progress also allows us to present the first... (More)
The recent interest in photodynamic therapy of human prostate cancer is accompanied by a need for techniques for in vivo monitoring of optical and physiological characteristics. We propose time-of-flight (TOF) spectroscopy in combination with Monte Carlo evaluation as a reliable optical technique for quantitative assessment of absorption, scattering, hemoglobin content and tissue oxygenation in the human prostate. For the first time, we demonstrate Monte Carlo-based evaluation of in vivo TOF photon migration data. We show that this approach is crucial in order to avoid the large errors associated with the use of time-resolved diffusion theory of light propagation in prostate-like tissues. This progress also allows us to present the first in vivo scattering spectroscopy of human prostate tissue. Furthermore, TOF spectroscopy. in contrast to the more common steady-state approach, is insensitive to bleedings, and has been found highly reliable (100% success rate). (C) 2008 by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim (Less)
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Optical Properties, Time-resolved Spectroscopy, Photon Migration, Tissue Oxygenation, Human Prostate, Hemoglobin, Monte Carlo, White
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Journal of Biophotonics
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1
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3
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200 - 203
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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1864-063X
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10.1002/jbio.200710025
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English
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  author       = {{Svensson, Tomas and Alerstam, Erik and Einarsdottir, Margret and Svanberg, Katarina and Andersson-Engels, Stefan}},
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  keywords     = {{Optical Properties; Time-resolved Spectroscopy; Photon Migration; Tissue Oxygenation; Human Prostate; Hemoglobin; Monte Carlo; White}},
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  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Journal of Biophotonics}},
  title        = {{Towards accurate in vivo spectroscopy of the human prostate}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/2664635/2370805.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/jbio.200710025}},
  volume       = {{1}},
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