Freshly excised human breast cancer tumors are characterized with terahertz spectroscopy and imaging following fresh tissue handling protocols. Tissue positioning is taken into consideration to enable effective characterization while providing analysis in a timely manner for future intraoperative applications.
Vohra, N., Bowman, T., Bailey, K., El-Shenawee, M. Terahertz Imaging and Characterization Protocol for Freshly Excised Breast Cancer Tumors. J. Vis. Exp. (158), e61007, doi:10.3791/61007 (2020).