Research Article

Evaluation of a Peak-Free Chemometric Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Method for Direct Rapid Cancer Detection via Trace Metal Biomarkers in Tissue

Table 2

Predicted concentration values of copper, manganese, magnesium, iron, and zinc in liver tissues using the artificial neural network multivariate calibration models.

TissueMg (μg/g)Mn (μg/g)Fe (μg/g)Cu (μg/g)Zn (μg/g)

Liver 187.9 ± 9.718.6 ± 0.958.9 ± 7.717.6 ± 1.139.6 ± 3.6
Liver 2457.1 ± 50.39.3 ± 0.5121.4 ± 15.85.3 ± 0.352.1 ± 4.7
Abdominal525.3 ± 57.810.0 ± 0.5111.2 ± 14.57.1 ± 0.488.6 ± 5.3
Breast218.3 ± 24.015.3 ± 0.8100.8 ± 13.111.6 ± 0.752.5 ± 3.2