| Literature DB >> 30338165 |
Radu Hristu1, Lucian G Eftimie1,2,3, Stefan G Stanciu1, Denis E Tranca1, Bogdan Paun4,5, Maria Sajin3,6, George A Stanciu1,7.
Abstract
Quantitative second harmonic generation microscopy was used to investigate collagen organization in the fibrillar capsules of human benign and malignant thyroid nodules. We demonstrate that the combination of texture analysis and second harmonic generation images of collagen can be used to differentiate between capsules surrounding the thyroid follicular adenoma and papillary carcinoma nodules. Our findings indicate that second harmonic generation microscopy can provide quantitative information about the collagenous capsule surrounding both the thyroid and thyroid nodules, which may complement traditional histopathological examination.Entities:
Keywords: (100.2960) Image analysis; (170.6935) Tissue characterization; (180.4315) Nonlinear microscopy
Year: 2018 PMID: 30338165 PMCID: PMC6191628 DOI: 10.1364/BOE.9.003923
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biomed Opt Express ISSN: 2156-7085 Impact factor: 3.732