Review of methods for intraoperative margin detection for breast conserving surgery
Breast conserving surgery (BCS) is an effective treatment for early-stage cancers as long as
the margins of the resected tissue are free of disease according to consensus guidelines for …
the margins of the resected tissue are free of disease according to consensus guidelines for …
Real-time fluorescence image-guided oncologic surgery
Medical imaging plays a critical role in cancer diagnosis and planning. Many of these
patients rely on surgical intervention for curative outcomes. This requires a careful …
patients rely on surgical intervention for curative outcomes. This requires a careful …
Development of a spatially offset Raman spectroscopy probe for breast tumor surgical margin evaluation
The risk of local recurrence for breast cancers is strongly correlated with the presence of a
tumor within 1 to 2 mm of the surgical margin on the excised specimen. Previous …
tumor within 1 to 2 mm of the surgical margin on the excised specimen. Previous …
The status of contemporary image-guided modalities in oncologic surgery
Objective: To review the current trends in optical imaging to guide oncologic surgery.
Background: Surgical resection remains the cornerstone of therapy for patients with early …
Background: Surgical resection remains the cornerstone of therapy for patients with early …
Use of a handheld terahertz pulsed imaging device to differentiate benign and malignant breast tissue
MR Grootendorst, AJ Fitzgerald… - Biomedical Optics …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Since nearly 20% of breast-conserving surgeries (BCS) require re-operation, there is a clear
need for developing new techniques to more accurately assess tumor resection margins …
need for developing new techniques to more accurately assess tumor resection margins …
Hands-free, wireless goggles for near-infrared fluorescence and real-time image-guided surgery
Background Current cancer management faces several challenges, including the
occurrence of a residual tumor after resection, the use of radioactive materials or high …
occurrence of a residual tumor after resection, the use of radioactive materials or high …
Chromophore based analyses of steady‐state diffuse reflectance spectroscopy: current status and perspectives for clinical adoption
TM Bydlon, R Nachabé, N Ramanujam… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy is a rapidly growing technology in the biophotonics
community where it has shown promise in its ability to classify different tissues. In the steady …
community where it has shown promise in its ability to classify different tissues. In the steady …
Evaluating feasibility of an automated 3-dimensional scanner using Raman spectroscopy for intraoperative breast margin assessment
Breast conserving surgery is the preferred treatment for women diagnosed with early stage
invasive breast cancer. To ensure successful breast conserving surgeries, efficient tumour …
invasive breast cancer. To ensure successful breast conserving surgeries, efficient tumour …
Polarization-sensitive multimodal imaging for detecting breast cancer
R Patel, A Khan, R Quinlan, AN Yaroslavsky - Cancer research, 2014 - AACR
Intraoperative delineation of breast cancer is a significant problem in surgical oncology. A
reliable method for demarcation of malignant breast tissue during surgery would reduce the …
reliable method for demarcation of malignant breast tissue during surgery would reduce the …
Optical spectroscopy: current advances and future applications in cancer diagnostics and therapy
DJ Evers, BHW Hendriks, GW Lucassen… - Future …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Optical spectroscopy (OS) is a tissue-sensing technique that could enhance cancer
diagnosis and treatment in the near future. With OS, tissue is illuminated with a selected light …
diagnosis and treatment in the near future. With OS, tissue is illuminated with a selected light …