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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Terahertz (THz) Imaging
  • Medical Endoscopy

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  • Conventional endoscopic imaging lacks sufficient resolution for early cancer detection.
  • Terahertz (THz) waves offer unique contrast mechanisms for biological tissues.
  • Integration of THz technology into endoscopic systems remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate the feasibility of a flexible, single-channel THz endoscopic imaging system.
  • To evaluate the system's capability for in vivo cancer screening.
  • To develop a polarization-specific imaging technique for enhanced tissue contrast.

Main Methods:

  • Design and development of a single-channel continuous-wave (CW) THz imaging system.
  • Utilized flexible metal-coated THz waveguides for system integration with optical endoscopes.
  • Employed a polarization-specific detection technique for imaging normal and cancerous colonic tissues in reflectance mode at 584 GHz.

Main Results:

  • Successfully imaged various objects in transmission and reflection modes.
  • Achieved significant contrast between normal and cancerous colonic tissues using cross-polarized THz reflectance imaging.
  • Observed contrast levels correlated well with ex vivo THz reflectance studies of colon cancer.

Conclusions:

  • The developed single-channel flexible waveguide-based THz endoscope is feasible for endoscopic applications.
  • The polarization-specific imaging technique effectively differentiates between normal and cancerous colonic tissues.
  • This THz endoscope represents a significant advancement for in vivo cancer screening and clinical diagnosis.