Diffuse Optical Tomography of Breast Carcinoma: Can Tumor Total Hemoglobin Concentration be Considered as a New Promising Prognostic Parameter of Breast Carcinoma?

摘要

Rationale and Objectives: Diffuse optical tomography (DOT) is an emerging functional modality, which can reflect tumor metabolic activity and angiogenesis. The purpose of this exploratory study was to correlate the total hemoglobin concentration (THC) measured by noninvasive DOT with prognostic factors in breast carcinomas.