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ArticleJournal of biomedical optics2016

Hyperspectral imaging fluorescence excitation scanning for colon cancer detection.

Silas J Leavesley, Mikayla Walters, Carmen Lopez, Thomas Baker, Peter F Favreau, Thomas C Rich, Paul F Rider, Carole W Boudreaux

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Article in Journal of biomedical optics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Design of Multiplexed, Live Cell Imaging Experiments Using Excitation Scan-Based Hyperspectral Imaging Microscopy.Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering · 2025
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  7. A naturally brighter approach to colorectal cancer detection.Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Silas J LeavesleyUniversity of South Alabama, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 150 Jaguar Drive, SH 4129, Mobile, Alabama 36688, United StatesbUniversity of South Alabama, Department of Pharmacology, 5851 USA North Drive, MSB 3372, Mobile, Alabama 36688, United StatescUniversity of South Alabama, Center for Lung Biology, 5851 USA North Drive, MSB 3340, Mobile, Alabama 36688, United States.
Mikayla WaltersUniversity of South Alabama, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 150 Jaguar Drive, SH 4129, Mobile, Alabama 36688, United States.
Carmen LopezUniversity of South Alabama, Medical Sciences Program, 5851 USA North Drive, MSB 3340, Mobile, Alabama 36688, United States.
Thomas BakerUniversity of South Alabama, Department of Pharmacology, 5851 USA North Drive, MSB 3372, Mobile, Alabama 36688, United States.
Peter F FavreauUniversity of South Alabama, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 150 Jaguar Drive, SH 4129, Mobile, Alabama 36688, United StatescUniversity of South Alabama, Center for Lung Biology, 5851 USA North Drive, MSB 3340, Mobile, Alabama 36688, United States.
Thomas C RichUniversity of South Alabama, Department of Pharmacology, 5851 USA North Drive, MSB 3372, Mobile, Alabama 36688, United StatescUniversity of South Alabama, Center for Lung Biology, 5851 USA North Drive, MSB 3340, Mobile, Alabama 36688, United States.
Paul F RiderUniversity of South Alabama, Department of Surgery, 2451 Fillingim Street, Mastin Building, Suite 701, Mobile, Alabama 36617, United States.
Carole W BoudreauxUniversity of South Alabama, Department of Pathology, 2451 Fillingim Street, Mobile, Alabama 36617, United States.
University of South Alabama · US

Funding

T-type Calcium Channels and von Willebrand Factor ReleaseP01HL066299 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA · PI ALVAREZ, DIEGO F. · 2001 to 2022
$34.6M
UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)UL1TR001417 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI KIMBERLY, ROBERT P. · 2015 to 2018
$31.4M
Request for a Spectral Confocal MicroscopeS10RR027535 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA · PI RICH, THOMAS C · 2010 to 2010
$397k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001417NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR027535NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL066299
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Optical spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging have shown the potential to discriminate between cancerous and noncancerous tissue with high sensitivity and specificity. However, to date, these techniques have not been effectively translated to real-time endoscope platforms. Hyperspectral imaging of the fluorescence excitation spectrum represents new technology that may be well suited for endoscopic implementation. However, the feasibility of detecting differences between normal and cancerous mucosa using fluorescence excitation-scanning hyperspectral imaging has not been evaluated. The goal of this study was to evaluate the initial feasibility of using fluorescence excitation-scanning hyperspectral imaging for measuring changes in fluorescence excitation spectrum concurrent with colonic adenocarcinoma using a small pre-pilot-scale sample size. Ex vivo analysis was performed using resected pairs of colorectal adenocarcinoma and normal mucosa. Adenocarcinoma was confirmed by histologic evaluation of hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) permanent sections. Specimens were imaged using a custom hyperspectral imaging fluorescence excitation-scanning microscope system. Results demonstrated consistent spectral differences between normal and cancerous tissues over the fluorescence excitation range of 390 to 450 nm that could be the basis for wavelength-dependent detection of colorectal cancers. Hence, excitation-scanning hyperspectral imaging may offer an alternative approach for discriminating adenocarcinoma from surrounding normal colonic mucosa, but further studies will be required to evaluate the accuracy of this approach using a larger patient cohort.

Indexed as

Adipose TissueAlgorithmsBlood VesselsColonColonic NeoplasmsHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMicroscopy, Fluorescence

Identifiers

PMID27792808
PMCPMC5084534
OpenAlexW2543570248

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