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Danciu M, Alexa-Stratulat T, Stefanescu C, et al. Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging: A Cutting-Edge Method for Diagnosing Digestive Cancers. Materials (Basel). 2019;12(9)doi: 10.3390/ma12091519.
Danciu, M., Alexa-Stratulat, T., Stefanescu, C., Dodi, G., Tamba, B. I., Mihai, C. T., Stanciu, G. D., Luca, A., Spiridon, I. A., Ungureanu, L. B., Ianole, V., Ciortescu, I., Mihai, C., Stefanescu, G., Chirilă, I., Ciobanu, R., & Drug, V. L. (2019). Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging: A Cutting-Edge Method for Diagnosing Digestive Cancers. Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 12(9), . https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12091519
Danciu, Mihai, et al. "Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging: A Cutting-Edge Method for Diagnosing Digestive Cancers." Materials (Basel, Switzerland) vol. 12,9 (2019). doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12091519
Danciu M, Alexa-Stratulat T, Stefanescu C, Dodi G, Tamba BI, Mihai CT, Stanciu GD, Luca A, Spiridon IA, Ungureanu LB, Ianole V, Ciortescu I, Mihai C, Stefanescu G, Chirilă I, Ciobanu R, Drug VL. Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging: A Cutting-Edge Method for Diagnosing Digestive Cancers. Materials (Basel). 2019 May 09;12(9). doi: 10.3390/ma12091519. PMID: 31075912; PMCID: PMC6539301.
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Materials (Basel). 2019 May 09;12(9). doi: 10.3390/ma12091519.

Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging: A Cutting-Edge Method for Diagnosing Digestive Cancers.

Materials (Basel, Switzerland)

Mihai Danciu, Teodora Alexa-Stratulat, Cipriana Stefanescu, Gianina Dodi, Bogdan Ionel Tamba, Cosmin Teodor Mihai, Gabriela Dumitrita Stanciu, Andrei Luca, Irene Alexandra Spiridon, Loredana Beatrice Ungureanu, Victor Ianole, Irina Ciortescu, Catalina Mihai, Gabriela Stefanescu, Ioan Chirilă, Romeo Ciobanu, Vasile Liviu Drug

Affiliations

  1. Pathology Department, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, 700051 Iasi, Romania. [email protected].
  2. Medical Oncology-Radiotherapy, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, 700051 Iasi, Romania. [email protected].
  3. Department of Biophysics and Medical Physics-Nuclear Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, 700051 Iasi, Romania. [email protected].
  4. Advanced Research and Development Center for Experimental Medicine (CEMEX), Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, 700051 Iasi, Romania. [email protected].
  5. Advanced Research and Development Center for Experimental Medicine (CEMEX), Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, 700051 Iasi, Romania. [email protected].
  6. Advanced Research and Development Center for Experimental Medicine (CEMEX), Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, 700051 Iasi, Romania. [email protected].
  7. Advanced Research and Development Center for Experimental Medicine (CEMEX), Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, 700051 Iasi, Romania. [email protected].
  8. Advanced Research and Development Center for Experimental Medicine (CEMEX), Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, 700051 Iasi, Romania. [email protected].
  9. Pathology Department, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, 700051 Iasi, Romania. [email protected].
  10. Pathology Department, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, 700051 Iasi, Romania. [email protected].
  11. Pathology Department, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, 700051 Iasi, Romania. [email protected].
  12. Gastroenterology Department, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, 700051 Iasi, Romania. [email protected].
  13. Gastroenterology Department, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, 700051 Iasi, Romania. [email protected].
  14. Gastroenterology Department, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, 700051 Iasi, Romania. [email protected].
  15. Environmental Health, National Institute of Public Health, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, 700051 Iasi, Romania. [email protected].
  16. Electrical Engineering Faculty, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, 700050 Iasi, Romania. [email protected].
  17. Gastroenterology Department, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, 700051 Iasi, Romania. [email protected].

PMID: 31075912 PMCID: PMC6539301 DOI: 10.3390/ma12091519

Abstract

The Terahertz's wavelength is located between the microwave and the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Because it is non-ionizing and non-invasive, Terahertz (THz)-based detection represents a very attractive tool for repeated assessments, patient monitoring, and follow-up. Cancer acts as the second leading cause of death in many regions, and current predictions estimate a continuous increasing trend. Of all types of tumors, digestive cancers represent an important percentage and their incidence is expected to increase more rapidly than other tumor types due to unhealthy lifestyle habits. Because it can precisely differentiate between different types of molecules, depending on water content, the information obtained through THz-based scanning could have several uses in the management of cancer patients and, more importantly, in the early detection of different solid tumors. The purpose of this manuscript is to offer a comprehensive overview of current data available on THz-based detection for digestive cancers. It summarizes the characteristics of THz waves and their interaction with tissues and subsequently presents available THz-based technologies (THz spectroscopy, THz-tomography, and THZ-endoscope) and their potential for future clinical use. The third part of the review is focused on highlighting current in vitro and in vivo research progress in the field, for identifying specific digestive cancers known as oral, esophageal, gastric, colonic, hepatic, and pancreatic tumors.

Keywords: cancer diagnosis; digestive cancer; screening; terahertz endoscopy; terahertz spectroscopy; terahertz tomography

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