Optical spectroscopy for the evaluation of surgical margin status following breast cancer resection
The presence of tumor within 1-2 millimeters of the surgical margin following partial mastectomies is strongly correlated with the risk of local breast tumor recurrence; thus, there is a need to develop a non-invasive, real-time, accurate margin evaluation tool to assure complete tumor removal. We p...
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VANDERBILT
2009
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| Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu//available/etd-12032009-233311/ |