TY - GEN
T1 - Polarimetric terahertz probe for endoscopic assessment of malignancies
AU - Trichopoulos, Georgios C.
AU - Sertel, Kubilay
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/10/22
Y1 - 2015/10/22
N2 - We propose a compact endoscopic probe for tissue margin detection through reflection measurements in the terahertz band (0.1 - 3 THz). Compared to scalar reflectivity measurements, a fully polarimetric characterization of tissue and malignancy margins provides order-of-magnitude better differentiation, facilitating medical diagnosis of internal organs, such as the gastrointestinal tract. The compact dimensions of the probe (< 5 mm diameter) allow the sensor to be used in conjunction with optical endoscope, leading to a compact diagnostic tool. Additionally, this compact sensor could expand its applications in the industry for non-destructive probing inside small structures.
AB - We propose a compact endoscopic probe for tissue margin detection through reflection measurements in the terahertz band (0.1 - 3 THz). Compared to scalar reflectivity measurements, a fully polarimetric characterization of tissue and malignancy margins provides order-of-magnitude better differentiation, facilitating medical diagnosis of internal organs, such as the gastrointestinal tract. The compact dimensions of the probe (< 5 mm diameter) allow the sensor to be used in conjunction with optical endoscope, leading to a compact diagnostic tool. Additionally, this compact sensor could expand its applications in the industry for non-destructive probing inside small structures.
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U2 - 10.1109/APS.2015.7304752
DO - 10.1109/APS.2015.7304752
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84953719925
T3 - IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)
SP - 730
EP - 731
BT - 2015 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APS 2015 - Proceedings
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APS 2015
Y2 - 19 July 2015 through 24 July 2015
ER -