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Hyperspectral fluorescence lifetime fibre probe spectroscopy for use in the study and diagnosis of osteoarthritis and skin cancer

  • Alex Thompson
  • , Hugh Manning
  • , Mikkel Brydegaard
  • , Sergio Coda
  • , Gordon Kennedy
  • , Rakesh Patalay
  • , Ulrika Waitong-Braemming
  • , Pieter De Beule
  • , Mark Neil
  • , Stefan Andersson-Engels
  • , Yoshifumi Itoh
  • , Niels Bendsøe
  • , Christopher Dunsby
  • , Katarina Svanberg
  • , Paul M. French
  • Imperial College London
  • Lund University

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Abstract

We present the application of two fibre-optic-coupled time-resolved spectrofluorometers and a compact steady-state diffuse reflected light/fluorescence spectrometer to in vivo and ex vivo studies of skin cancer and osteoarthritis. In a clinical study of skin cancer, 27 lesions on 25 patients were investigated in vivo before surgical excision of the region measured. Preliminary analysis reveals a statistically significant decrease in the autofluorescence lifetime of basal cell carcinomas compared to neighbouring healthy tissue. A study of autofluorescence signals associated with the onset of osteoarthritis indicates autofluorescence lifetime changes associated with collagen degradation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Biopsy IX
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
EventOptical Biopsy IX - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 24 Jan 201126 Jan 2011

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume7895
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Conference

ConferenceOptical Biopsy IX
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period24/01/1126/01/11

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • diffuse reflectance
  • fibre probe
  • fluorescence
  • fluorescence lifetime
  • osteoarthritis
  • skin cancer
  • spectrometer

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