Diffuse optical tomography
| Diffuse optical tomography | |
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| Term | Diffuse optical tomography |
| Short definition | diffuse optical tomography - (pronounced) (dih-FYOOS OP-tih-kul toh-MAH-gruh fee) procedure that uses light waves to create three-dimensional (3-D) images of tissues in the body. The images are created by a computer connected to the light source. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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diffuse optical tomography - (pronounced) (dih-FYOOS OP-tih-kul toh-MAH-gruh fee) procedure that uses light waves to create three-dimensional (3-D) images of tissues in the body. The images are created by a computer connected to the light source. Diffuse optical tomography can be used to study blood flow to tissues and measure changes in the amount of oxygen in them. This can help show the difference between normal and abnormal tissue. Diffuse optical tomography can be particularly useful for viewing soft tissues such as breast and brain tissue. It is studied as an imaging test to diagnose breast cancer and other diseases in the early stages. Also called DOT
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