Thyroid tissue constituents characterization and application to in vivo studies by broadband (600-1200 nm) diffuse optical spectroscopy

Sanathana Konugolu Venkata Sekar, Andrea Farina, Alberto Dalla Mora, Paola Taroni, Claus Lindner, Mireia Mora, Parisa Farzam, Marco Pagliazzi, Mattia Squarcia, Irene Halperin, Felicia A. Hanzu, Hamid Dehghani, Turgut Durduran, Antonio Pifferi

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Abstract

We present the first broadband (600-1100 nm) diffuse optical characterization of thyroglobulin and tyrosine, which are thyroid-specific tissue constituents. In-vivo measurements at the thyroid region enabled their quantification for functional and diagnostic applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationClinical and Preclinical Optical Diagnostics
EditorsJ. Quincy Brown, Ton G. van Leeuwen
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510612808
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
EventClinical and Preclinical Optical Diagnostics 2017 - Munich, Germany
Duration: 25 Jun 201727 Jun 2017

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume10411
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Conference

ConferenceClinical and Preclinical Optical Diagnostics 2017
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityMunich
Period25/06/1727/06/17

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The research leading to these results has partially received funding from the EC's Seventh Framework Programme under the projects OILTEBIA (grant agreement n. 317526), and Horizon 2020 LUCA project (Light Ultrasound Co-Analyzer for thyroid nodules, www.luca-project.com).

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Biomaterials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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