Evidence of intrinsic differences in the light scattering properties of tumorigenic and nontumorigenic cells.
Cancer
; 84(6): 366-74, 1998 Dec 25.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9915139
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The objective of this study was to determine whether there are intrinsic differences in the light scattering properties of tumorigenic and nontumorigenic cells from a multistep carcinogenesis model.METHODS:
Wavelength-dependent and polarization-dependent light scattering properties of cell suspensions were measured.RESULTS:
Statistically significant differences were found between the tumorigenic and nontumorigenic cells. CONCLUSIONS. Differences in the light scattering properties of tumorigenic and nontumorigenic cells are attributed to a change in the average size of the scattering centers on the order of a few ten of nanometers. This work is relevant to the development of noninvasive optical methods for cancer diagnosis.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Light
/
Neoplasms
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Cancer
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States