Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

M Koch, DM Mittleman, J Ornik… - Nature Reviews Methods …, 2023 - nature.com
The terahertz band of the electromagnetic spectrum was the least explored region of the
spectrum prior to the introduction of the technique known as time-domain spectroscopy …

The progress and perspectives of terahertz technology for diagnosis of neoplasms: a review

KI Zaytsev, IN Dolganova, NV Chernomyrdin… - Journal of …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Over the past few decades, significant attention has been paid to the biomedical
applications of terahertz (THz) technology. Nowadays, THz spectroscopy and imaging have …

Machine learning and application in terahertz technology: A review on achievements and future challenges

Y Jiang, G Li, H Ge, F Wang, L Li, X Chen, M Lu… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Terahertz (THz) radiation (THz) shows great potential in agricultural products detection,
biomedical, and security inspection in recent years. Machine learning methods are widely …

In vivo terahertz reflection imaging of human scars during and after the healing process

S Fan, BSY Ung, EPJ Parrott, VP Wallace… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We use terahertz imaging to measure four human skin scars in vivo. Clear contrast between
the refractive index of the scar and surrounding tissue was observed for all of the scars …

Terahertz spectroscopic diagnosis of early blast-induced traumatic brain injury in rats

Y Wang, G Wang, D Xu, B Jiang, M Ge, L Wu… - Biomedical Optics …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
The early diagnosis of blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI) is of great clinical
significance for prognostication and treatment. Here, we report a new strategy for early bTBI …

Pilot study of freshly excised breast tissue response in the 300–600 GHz range

Q Cassar, A Al-Ibadi, L Mavarani, P Hillger… - Biomedical optics …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
The failure to accurately define tumor margins during breast conserving surgery (BCS)
results in a 20% re-excision rate. The present paper reports the investigation to evaluate the …

In vivo THz imaging of human skin: Accounting for occlusion effects

Q Sun, EPJ Parrott, Y He… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In vivo terahertz (THz) imaging of human skin needs to be done in reflection geometry due to
the high attenuation of THz light by water in the skin. To aid the measurement procedure …

Terahertz dielectric spectroscopy and solid immersion microscopy of ex vivo glioma model 101.8: brain tissue heterogeneity

AS Kucheryavenko, NV Chernomyrdin… - Biomedical Optics …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Terahertz (THz) technology holds strong potential for the intraoperative label-free diagnosis
of brain gliomas, aimed at ensuring their gross-total resection. Nevertheless, it is still far from …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying the photothermal conversion efficiency of plasmonic nanoparticles by means of terahertz radiation

H Breitenborn, J Dong, R Piccoli, A Bruhacs… - Apl Photonics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
The accurate determination of the photothermal response of nanomaterials represents an
essential aspect in many fields, such as nanomedicine. Specifically, photothermal cancer …

THz in vivo measurements: the effects of pressure on skin reflectivity

J Wang, RI Stantchev, Q Sun, TW Chiu… - Biomedical optics …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Terahertz (THz) light is non-ionizing and highly sensitive to subtle changes in water
concentration which can be indicative of disease. The short THz penetration depth in bio …