DETECTION OF CANCER

摘要

The method for determining whether a tissue includes a tumour includes: -utilising second harmonic generation (SHG) signals obtained by application of an optical wave to a region of a tissue to from an image of a collagen matrix at the region; -assessing whether the image of the matrix is characteristic of a tumour. The method for determining whether a tumour is malignant includes: -utilising SHG signals obtained by application of an optical wave to a region of a tissue to from an image of a collage matrix at the region; -assessing whether the image of the matrix is characteristic of a malignant tumour. The method for determining whether a tissue includes a tumour includes: -applying an optical wave to a region of a tissue to obtain a SHG signal that corresponds with a collagen matrix at the region; -assessing whether the anisotropy of the signal is characteristic of a tumour.