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Table 1 Conventional breast cancer prescreening/screening and emerging imaging modalities
Figure 1 Spectrum of absorption from 400 nm to 1,000 nm.
Abbreviation: Hb, hemoglobin.
![Figure 1 Spectrum of absorption from 400 nm to 1,000 nm.](/cms/asset/10f51f72-df57-4ab1-be19-cd278feb5b38/dbct_a_26229503_f0001_c.jpg)
Figure 2 Different hand-held probes developed for early detection of breast cancer, showing their source–detector layouts and the actual device.
Abbreviation: CMOS, complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
![Figure 2 Different hand-held probes developed for early detection of breast cancer, showing their source–detector layouts and the actual device.](/cms/asset/cfe212e1-a496-49f6-811a-b2386452ded4/dbct_a_26229503_f0002_c.jpg)
Table 2 Optical imaging devices developed for prescreening or early-stage breast cancer imaging
Figure 3 Setup for breast imaging studies consisting of the breast tissue placed in between two transparent plates.
Abbreviation: NIR, near-infrared.
![Figure 3 Setup for breast imaging studies consisting of the breast tissue placed in between two transparent plates.](/cms/asset/81eb5d79-651c-43be-94eb-2a6dd4f74779/dbct_a_26229503_f0003_c.jpg)
Figure 4 Transmitted NIR optical images of the left breast from subject #1 that were captured at a constant pressure applied on the breast (in all images).
Abbreviation: NIR, near-infrared.
![Figure 4 Transmitted NIR optical images of the left breast from subject #1 that were captured at a constant pressure applied on the breast (in all images).](/cms/asset/ffa9ac69-d6bf-40fe-a000-e771250ec5d6/dbct_a_26229503_f0004_c.jpg)
Figure 5 Transmitted NIR optical images of the left breast from subject #2 that were captured at a constant pressure applied on the breast (in all images).
Abbreviation: NIR, near-infrared.
![Figure 5 Transmitted NIR optical images of the left breast from subject #2 that were captured at a constant pressure applied on the breast (in all images).](/cms/asset/28b00cbc-e0a7-4dbb-ba33-0838bf576064/dbct_a_26229503_f0005_c.jpg)