Raman spectral mapping in the assessment of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-331

  Smith, J ^a   Kendall, C ^a   Sammon, A ^a   Christie Brown, J ^a   Stone, N ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axillary lymph nodes; Breast cancer; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LASER MICROSCOPY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; RELIABILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0042430614     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460300200407     Document Type: Article

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