Stromal alterations in ovarian cancers via wavelength dependent Second Harmonic Generation microscopy and optical scattering

Ovarian cancer remains the most deadly gynecological cancer with a poor aggregate survival rate; however, the specific rates are highly dependent on the stage of the disease upon diagnosis. Current screening and imaging tools are insufficient to detect early lesions and are not capable of differentiating the subtypes of ovarian cancer that may benefit from specific treatments.As an alternative to current screening and imaging tools, we utilized...