Evaluating the Translation of Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy into Hyperspectral Imaging: Bridging the gaps between the two technologies

Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women with about 1.7 million new cases reported worldwide in 2012. The two main types of surgical treatment for breast cancer are mastectomy and lumpectomy. In mastectomy, the entire affected breast is excised whereas in lumpectomy only the tumor along with a rim of healthy tissue is excised. This...