Human breast tissue characterisation with small-angle X-ray scattering

2004 
Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) patterns from breast tissue samples are compared with their histology. Formalin fixed human breast tissue specimens containing ductal and lobular carcinoma were studied. Histo-pathological information is compared with the scattering data, and there is a clear spatial correlation. Supra-molecular organisation of collagen fibrils is modelled and the model is used to create scattering maps. The model parameters include the axial periodicity (d-spacing), radius and packing of the fibrils, and these are derived from comparison with the experimental scattering patterns. The d-spacing is to 0.5% larger in malignant zones of the tumours than in the healthy zones. There are also characteristic differences in the fibril diameter and packing.
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