The LUCA device - Laser and ultrasound co-analyzer for thyroid nodules

L. Cortese*, G. Aranda, M. Buttafava, D. Contini, A. Dalla Mora, S. de Fraguier, H. Dehghani, E. Garcia, R. Gomis, F. Hanzu, F. José Torra, K. Krischak, G. Lo Presti, M. Mora, A. Pifferi, M. Renna, B. Rosinski, S. Konugolu Venkata Sekar, M. Squarcia, P. TaroniA. Tosi, U. M. Weigel, S. Wojtkiewicz, M. Zanoletti, P. Zolda, T. Durduran

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We present the current status of the LUCA project whose aim is to develop an innovative device combining ultrasound and diffuse optics for an improved screening of the thyroid cancer.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEuropean Conference on Biomedical Optics, ECBO_2019
PublisherOptica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
ISBN (Print)9781510628397
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
EventEuropean Conference on Biomedical Optics, ECBO_2019 - Munich, Netherlands
Duration: 23 Jun 201925 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
VolumePart F142-ECBO 2019
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Conference

ConferenceEuropean Conference on Biomedical Optics, ECBO_2019
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityMunich
Period23/06/1925/06/19

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The research was funded by LUCA (grant agreement no. 688303, H2020-ICT-2015). The project received further financial support from Fundació CELLEX Barcelona, the “Severo Ochoa” Programme for Centres of Excellence in R&D (SEV-2015-0522), the Obra social “la Caixa” Foundation (LlumMedBcn). The roles of the industrial partners (HemoPhotonics, Vermon, IMV) have been defined by the LUCA project and reviewed by the European Commission.

Publisher Copyright:
© SPIE-OSA 2019

Keywords

  • Diffuse correlation spectroscopy
  • Multimodal imaging
  • Near-infrared diffuse optical spectroscopy
  • Thyroid cancer
  • Time resolved spectroscopy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Mechanics of Materials

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