Mitochondrial correlation as a biophotonic marker for detecting cancer in a single cell

Paul Lee Gourley; Judy Kay Hendricks; Anthony E. McDonald; R. Guild Copeland; Keith E. Barrett; Cheryl R. Gourley; Robert K. Naviaux

doi:10.1117/12.612072

29 March 2005 Mitochondrial correlation as a biophotonic marker for detecting cancer in a single cell

Paul Lee Gourley, Judy Kay Hendricks, Anthony E. McDonald, R. Guild Copeland, Keith E. Barrett, Cheryl R. Gourley, Robert K. Naviaux

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Proceedings Volume 5699, Imaging, Manipulation, and Analysis of Biomolecules and Cells: Fundamentals and Applications III; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.612072
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2005, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Currently, pathologists rely on labor-intensive microscopic examination of tumor cells using century-old staining methods that can give false readings. Emerging BioMicroNanotechnologies have the potential to provide accurate, realtime, high throughput screening of tumor cells without invasive chemical reagents. These techniques are critical to advancing early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. Using our award-winning Hyperspectral Inceptor to rapidly assess the properties of cells flown through a micro/nano semiconductor device, we discovered a method to rapidly assess the health of a single mammalian cell. The key discovery was the elucidation of biophotonic differences in normal and cancer cells by using intracellular mitochondria as biomarkers for disease. This technique holds promise for detecting cancer at a very early stage and could nearly eliminate delays in diagnosis and treatment.

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Paul Lee Gourley, Judy Kay Hendricks, Anthony E. McDonald, R. Guild Copeland, Keith E. Barrett, Cheryl R. Gourley, and Robert K. Naviaux "Mitochondrial correlation as a biophotonic marker for detecting cancer in a single cell", Proc. SPIE 5699, Imaging, Manipulation, and Analysis of Biomolecules and Cells: Fundamentals and Applications III, (29 March 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.612072

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