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ReviewLasers in medical science2017

Review: in vivo optical spectral tissue sensing-how to go from research to routine clinical application?

Lisanne L de Boer, Jarich W Spliethoff, Henricus J C M Sterenborg, Theo J M Ruers

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Review in Lasers in medical science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Lisanne L de BoerDepartment of Surgery, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. l.d.boer@nki.nl.
Jarich W SpliethoffDepartment of Surgery, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Henricus J C M SterenborgDepartment of Surgery, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Theo J M RuersDepartment of Surgery, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Innovations in optical spectroscopy have helped the technology reach a point where performance previously seen only in laboratory settings can be translated and tested in real-world applications. In the field of oncology, spectral tissue sensing (STS) by means of optical spectroscopy is considered to have major potential for improving diagnostics and optimizing treatment outcome. The concept has been investigated for more than two decades and yet spectral tissue sensing is not commonly employed in routine medical practice. It is therefore important to understand what is needed to translate technological advances and insights generated through basic scientific research in this field into clinical practice. The aim of the discussion presented here is not to provide a comprehensive review of all work published over the last decades but rather to highlight some of the challenges found in literature and encountered by our group in the quest to translate optical technologies into useful clinical tools. Furthermore, an outlook is proposed on how translational researchers could proceed to eventually have STS incorporated in the process of clinical decision-making.

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Translational Research, BiomedicalDecision MakingFiber Optic TechnologyHumansOptical ImagingSpectrum AnalysisClinical translationFiber-opticOptical spectroscopyProgressTissue diagnosis

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