Comparison of multiexcitation fluorescence and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for the diagnosis of breast cancer (March 2003).
Nonmalignant (n = 36) and malignant (n = 20) tissue samples were obtained from breast cancer and breast reduction surgeries. These tissues were characterized using multiple excitation wavelength fluorescence spectroscopy and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy in the ultraviolet-visible wavelength range, immediately after excision. Spectra were then analyzed using principal component analysis (PCA) as a data reduction technique. PCA was performed on each fluorescence spectrum, as well as on the diffuse reflectance spectrum individually, to establish a set of principal components for each spectrum. A Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used to determine which principal components show statistically significant differences between malignant and nonmalignant tissues. Finally, a support vector machine (SVM) algorithm was utilized to classify the samples based on the diagnostically useful principal components. Cross-validation of this nonparametric algorithm was carried out to determine its classification accuracy in an unbiased manner. Multiexcitation fluorescence spectroscopy was successful in discriminating malignant and nonmalignant tissues, with a sensitivity and specificity of 70% and 92%, respectively. The sensitivity (30%) and specificity (78%) of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy alone was significantly lower. Combining fluorescence and diffuse reflectance spectra did not improve the classification accuracy of an algorithm based on fluorescence spectra alone. The fluorescence excitation-emission wavelengths identified as being diagnostic from the PCA-SVM algorithm suggest that the important fluorophores for breast cancer diagnosis are most likely tryptophan, NAD(P)H and flavoproteins.
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- Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
- Spectrometry, Fluorescence
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Reproducibility of Results
- Principal Component Analysis
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Pattern Recognition, Automated
- Humans
- Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted
- Breast Neoplasms
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Published In
DOI
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Start / End Page
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Related Subject Headings
- Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
- Spectrometry, Fluorescence
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Reproducibility of Results
- Principal Component Analysis
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Pattern Recognition, Automated
- Humans
- Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted
- Breast Neoplasms