[MOS] Abigail Haka, MIT; March 23, 2004; 12 noon - 1 PM

[Vinnie Russo]

Dear Colleagues,

The G.R. Harrison Spectroscopy Laboratory and the Department of Electrical 
Engineering and Computer Science would like to invite you to the next 
seminar in our series on Modern Optics and Spectroscopy.

Date & Time:            Tuesday, March 23, 12 noon  1 PM

Location:               Grier Room (34-401)

Speaker:                Abigail Haka, MIT

Title:          Diagnosing Breast Cancer: Raman Spectroscopic Real-Time 
Pathology

Refreshments will be served following the talk.


Abstract:

Abigail Haka, MIT
Diagnosing Breast Cancer: Raman Spectroscopic Real-Time Pathology
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer accounting for one in every 
three cancers diagnosed in American women.  Currently breast cancer 
screening is performed by a combination of annual clinical breast 
examinations and x-ray mammography. However, only 10-25% of the suspicious 
lesions detected during mammography are in fact malignant. This high rate 
of false positive mammographic screening results in unnecessary and costly 
surgery. While mammography can image anatomic changes, it is not sensitive 
to the underlying morphologic and biochemical changes that distinguish 
benign and malignant breast lesions. Raman spectroscopy is ideally suited 
to exploit these factors as it provides detailed biochemical information 
about a tissue sample.  Data will be presented which illustrates our 
progress in using Raman spectroscopy to diagnose breast cancer. The 
technique will ultimately be implemented in real-time during mammography, 
using a fiberoptic device delivered through a biopsy needle.


Vinnie Russo * vrusso at mit.edu  *  Office Manager
MIT; G.R. Harrison  Spectroscopy Laboratory
77 Mass. Ave., 6-014  *  Cambridge, MA  02139
(v) 617-253-9774  *  (f) 617-253-4513
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