About the Authors
- Shigeto Ueda
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* E-mail: syueda@saitama-med.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Breast Oncology, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Hidaka, Saitama, Japan
- Ichiei Kuji
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Affiliation Department of Nuclear Medicine, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Hidaka, Saitama, Japan
- Takashi Shigekawa
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Affiliation Department of Breast Oncology, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Hidaka, Saitama, Japan
- Hideki Takeuchi
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Affiliation Department of Breast Oncology, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Hidaka, Saitama, Japan
- Hiroshi Sano
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Affiliation Department of Breast Oncology, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Hidaka, Saitama, Japan
- Eiko Hirokawa
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Affiliation Department of Breast Oncology, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Hidaka, Saitama, Japan
- Hiroko Shimada
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Affiliation Department of Breast Oncology, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Hidaka, Saitama, Japan
- Hiroaki Suzuki
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Affiliation Central Research Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Hamakita-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan
- Motoki Oda
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Affiliation Central Research Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Hamakita-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan
- Akihiko Osaki
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Affiliation Department of Breast Oncology, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Hidaka, Saitama, Japan
- Toshiaki Saeki
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Affiliation Department of Breast Oncology, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Hidaka, Saitama, Japan
Competing Interests
Hiroaki Suzuki and Motoki Oda are employed by Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. has patents related to development of TRS20 (Patent number, US5836883A, patent name, Measuring the characteristics of a scattering medium; US6104946A, Measuring method and apparatus of absorption information of scattering medium; US6567165B1, Concentration measuring method and apparatus for absorption component in scattering medium; US6704110B2, Method and apparatus for measuring internal information of scattering medium; US0100449A1, Method and device for measuring scattering-absorption body). There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SU T. Saeki IK. Performed the experiments: SU T. Shigekawa H. Shimada H. Sano EH AO HT. Analyzed the data: SU MO IK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: H. Suzuki MO. Wrote the paper: SU T. Saeki IK.