Photothermal optical coherence tomography in ex vivo human breast tissues using gold nanoshells.
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چکیده
We demonstrate photothermal optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging in highly scattering human breast tissue ex vivo. A 120 kHz axial scan rate, swept-source phase-sensitive OCT system at 1300 nm was used to detect phase changes induced by 830 nm photothermal excitation of gold nanoshells. Localized phase modulation was observed 300-600 microm deep in scattering tissue using an excitation power of only 22 mW at modulation frequencies up to 20 kHz. This technique enables integrated structural and molecular-targeted imaging for cancer markers using nanoshells.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 35 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010