US20060264760A1

Near infrared transrectal probes for prostate cancer detection and prognosis

University of Texas System

Abstract

BACKGROUND The present invention relates to the general field of cancer detection, and in particular, to transrectal probes for prostate cancer detection and prognosis. Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in men in the United States.

University: University of Texas System
Assignee: Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System
Inventor: Hanli Liu
Priority date: February 10, 2005
Filing date: February 10, 2006
Publication date: November 23, 2006
Language: en
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