Label-free Imaging of Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands Using Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) Microscopy

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dc.contributor.advisorKelly, Kevin
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWong, Stephen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberThomann, Isabell
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKono, Junichiro
dc.creatorWeng, Sheng
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-05T22:05:58Z
dc.date.available2016-02-05T22:05:58Z
dc.date.created2015-05
dc.date.issued2015-04-28
dc.date.submittedMay 2015
dc.date.updated2016-02-05T22:05:58Z
dc.description.abstractThyroid and parathyroid glands play a vital role in regulating the body's metabolism and calcium levels. Surgical removal of the glands is the main treatment for both thyroid cancer and parathyroid adenoma. In thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy, it's very important to differentiate thyroid, parathyroid, and the other tissues around the neck. Traditionally, physicians use ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) to evaluate thyroid nodules, but up to 30% of FNA results are “inconclusive”. The sestamibi scan can localize parathyroid adenoma, but currently it only has 50% accuracy. Here we applied the emerging CARS technique to image both thyroid and parathyroid tissues, which has potential to be used in real-time in vivo examination of different structures. We also developed algorithms to differentiate different cellular structures based on CARS images. When incorporated with a fiber optic endoscope in the future, CARS imaging technique can help surgeons identify cancerous thyroid tissue intraoperatively, preserve good parathyroid glands during thyroidectomy and find parathyroid adenoma during parathyroidectomy.
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dc.identifier.citationWeng, Sheng. "Label-free Imaging of Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands Using Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) Microscopy." (2015) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88429">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88429</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/88429
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectCARS imaging
dc.subjectThyroid
dc.subjectParathyroid
dc.subjectNuclei segmentation
dc.titleLabel-free Imaging of Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands Using Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) Microscopy
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.genrecomputer languages and code
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thesis.degree.departmentApplied Physics
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.majorApplied Physics/Electrical Eng
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
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