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Investigation of Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue Using Terahertz Reflection Imaging
- Source :
- Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves. 40:247-256
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019.
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Abstract
- We investigated the feasibility of using terahertz (THz) reflection imaging to detect keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the tongue. Four fresh keratinizing SCC tissues were studied, which had been surgically resected. All of the keratinizing SCCs were well distinguished from normal healthy tissues. We showed that the tumor regions exhibited low THz reflection despite having higher water content than normal regions. The refractive indices and absorption coefficients were low in the tumor tissues despite the relatively high water content. Our results showed that there were dominant factors such as keratin pearls, other than the water content affecting the THz reflection signal.
- Subjects :
- 010302 applied physics
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Radiation
integumentary system
Chemistry
Terahertz radiation
High water content
Condensed Matter Physics
01 natural sciences
Tumor tissue
Terahertz spectroscopy and technology
010309 optics
stomatognathic diseases
medicine.anatomical_structure
Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Tongue
0103 physical sciences
Reflection (physics)
medicine
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Instrumentation
Keratin pearl
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18666906 and 18666892
- Volume :
- 40
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........602550ac480f22d8140863759188864e