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ArticleBiomedical optics express2020

Intraoperative tumor margin assessment using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy: the effect of electrosurgery on tissue discrimination using ex vivo animal tissue models.

Sara Azizian Amiri, Carlijn M Van Gent, Jenny Dankelman, Benno H W Hendriks

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Article in Biomedical optics express, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Sara Azizian AmiriDelft University of Technology, Biomechanical Engineering Department, Delft, The Netherlands.
Carlijn M Van GentDelft University of Technology, Biomechanical Engineering Department, Delft, The Netherlands.
Jenny DankelmanDelft University of Technology, Biomechanical Engineering Department, Delft, The Netherlands.
Benno H W HendriksDelft University of Technology, Biomechanical Engineering Department, Delft, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

Using an intraoperative margin assessment technique during breast-conserving surgery (BCS) helps surgeons to decrease the risk of positive margin occurrence. Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) has the potential to discriminate healthy breast tissue from cancerous tissue. We investigated the performance of an electrosurgical knife integrated with a DRS on porcine muscle and adipose tissue. Characterization of the formed debris on the optical fibers after electrosurgery revealed that the contamination is mostly burned tissue. Even with contaminated optical fibers, both tissues could still be discriminated with DRS based on fat/water ratio. Therefore, an electrosurgical knife integrated with DRS may be a promising technology to provide the surgeon with real-time guidance during BCS.

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PMID32499933
PMCPMC7249845

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