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Colorectal cancer is a prevalent malignancy globally, often linked to chronic colitis. Terahertz technology, with its noninvasive and fingerprint spectroscopic properties, holds promise in disease diagnosis. This study aimed to explore terahertz technology's application in colitis-associated cancer using a mouse model. Mouse colorectal tissues were transformed into paraffin-embedded blocks for histopathological analysis using HE staining. Terahertz transmission spectroscopy was performed on the tissue blocks. By comparing terahertz absorption differences, specific frequency bands were identified as optimal for distinguishing cancerous and normal tissues. The study revealed that terahertz spectroscopy effectively differentiates colitis-related cancers from normal tissues. Remarkably, 1.8 THz emerged as a potential optimal frequency for diagnosing colorectal cancer in mice. This suggests the potential for rapid histopathological diagnosis of colorectal cancer using terahertz technology. This graphical abstract demonstrates the absorption differences between mouse colitis-associated bowel cancer tissues and normal tissues in the terahertz frequency range. Analysis of terahertz transmission spectroscopy reveals that mouse bowel cancer tissues absorb significantly more terahertz waves than normal tissues in the range of 0.2-2 THz, exhibiting peak absorption between 1.6 and 1.8 THz. Further zonal analysis showed that the difference in absorption coefficients between intestinal cancer tissues and normal tissues was greatest in the range of 1.4-2.0 THz, and the maximum difference was reached at the frequency of 1.8 THz, which may become the optimal terahertz frequency for the diagnosis of intestinal cancer in mice. These findings reveal the potential application of terahertz spectral analysis in the detection of colitis-associated intestinal cancer.image
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JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS
ISSN: 1864-063X
Year: 2023
Issue: 12
Volume: 16
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