Abstract
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by the development of multiple colonic polyps at younger age with a near 100% lifetime risk of colorectal cancer. The determination of FAP is made after extensive clinical evaluation and genetic testing of at risk individuals. We investigated a novel spectro-polarimetric imaging system capable of capturing high-resolution images of the oral mucosa at different wavelengths in an attempt to distinguish patients with FAP from controls. Results of a clinical trial show that the system is capable of separating FAP positive individuals from controls by measuring the individuals' oral vascular density and complexity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 707-714 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of biophotonics |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Colon cancer
- Oral mucosa
- Reflectance
- Vessel density
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Materials Science
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Engineering
- General Physics and Astronomy