Abstract
Brain tumors are the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children, after leukemia. Patients with cancer in the central nervous system have a very low recovery rate. Today known imaging and cytology techniques are not always sensitive enough for an early detection of both tumor and its metastatic spread, moreover the detection is generally limited, reviewer dependent and takes a relatively long time. Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common malignant brain tumor in children. The aim of our talk is to present the frequency domain fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy system as a possible method for an early detection of MB and its metastatic spread in the cerebrospinal fluids within the pediatric population.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Nanoscale Imaging, Sensing, and Actuation for Biomedical Applications XIII |
Editors | Alexander N. Cartwright, Dan V. Nicolau |
Publisher | SPIE |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781628419559 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |
Event | Nanoscale Imaging, Sensing, and Actuation for Biomedical Applications XIII - San Francisco, United States Duration: 15 Feb 2016 → 17 Feb 2016 |
Publication series
Name | Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE |
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Volume | 9721 |
ISSN (Print) | 1605-7422 |
Conference
Conference | Nanoscale Imaging, Sensing, and Actuation for Biomedical Applications XIII |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | San Francisco |
Period | 15/02/16 → 17/02/16 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 SPIE.
Keywords
- Brain tumors
- Central nervous system (CNS)
- Fluorescence lifetime (FLT)
- Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM)
- Medulloblastoma (MB)