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  • Biomedical Optics
  • Optical Spectroscopy
  • Tissue Optics

Background:

  • Diffuse reflection spectroscopy (DRS) is a noninvasive optical technique for characterizing biological tissue absorption and scattering properties.
  • Existing commercial systems are often bulky and expensive, limiting their use in mobile settings.
  • There is a need for portable, cost-effective DRS systems for widespread clinical application.

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  • To develop and evaluate lightweight, portable fiber-based diffuse reflection spectroscopy systems.
  • To compare the performance of three assembled DRS systems using different light sources and spectrographs.
  • To assess the accuracy of these portable systems in extracting optical properties and measuring in vivo biomarkers.

Main Methods:

  • Assembly of three fiber-based DRS systems using broadband light sources and compact spectrographs from different vendors.
  • Characterization of system performance, including signal-to-noise ratio, source-intensity drift, and detector linearity.
  • Quantification of optical property extraction accuracy using tissue-mimicking liquid phantoms.
  • In vivo validation in a small-animal cancer model to measure tumor oxygen saturation.

Main Results:

  • All assembled DRS systems achieved <10% error in extracting optical properties from phantoms.
  • The portable systems offered a >10-fold reduction in footprint and cost compared to a commercial system.
  • In vivo measurements of tumor oxygen saturation in a murine head and neck cancer model closely matched those from a commercial system.

Conclusions:

  • Lightweight, portable DRS systems can be reliably assembled using commercially available components.
  • These systems provide accurate, quantitative measurements of tissue optical properties and in vivo biomarkers.
  • The developed portable DRS technology is suitable for mobile applications, including cancer therapy monitoring.