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ArticleBiomedical optics express2021

Miniaturized optical fiber probe for prostate cancer screening.

Antonio Iele, Armando Ricciardi, Claudia Pecorella, Andrea Cirillo, Fanny Ficuciello, Bruno Siciliano, Roberto La Rocca, Vincenzo Mirone, Marco Consales, Andrea Cusano

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Article in Biomedical optics express, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A cable driven robotic palpation system with contact force sensing based on cable tension observation.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Antonio IeleOptoelectronics Group, Engineering Department, University of Sannio, Benevento, I-82100, Italy.
Armando RicciardiOptoelectronics Group, Engineering Department, University of Sannio, Benevento, I-82100, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4025-7890
Claudia PecorellaPRISMA Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, I-80125, Italy.
Andrea CirilloPRISMA Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, I-80125, Italy.
Fanny FicucielloPRISMA Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, I-80125, Italy.
Bruno SicilianoPRISMA Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, I-80125, Italy.
Roberto La RoccaDepartment of Neurosciences, Sciences of Reproduction and Odontostomatology, Urology Unit, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, I-80125, Italy.
Vincenzo MironeDepartment of Neurosciences, Sciences of Reproduction and Odontostomatology, Urology Unit, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, I-80125, Italy.
Marco ConsalesOptoelectronics Group, Engineering Department, University of Sannio, Benevento, I-82100, Italy.
Andrea CusanoOptoelectronics Group, Engineering Department, University of Sannio, Benevento, I-82100, Italy.
University of Naples Federico II · ITUniversity of Sannio · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissue elasticity is universally recognized as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for prostate cancer. As the first diagnostic test, the digital rectal examination is used since malignancy changes the prostate morphology and affects its mechanical properties. Currently, this examination is performed manually by the physician, with an unsatisfactory positive predictive value of 42%. A more objective and spatially selective technique is expected to provide a better prediction degree and understanding of the disease. To this aim, here we propose a miniaturized probe, based on optical fiber sensor technology, for mechanical characterization of the prostate with sub-millimeter resolution. Specifically, the optical system incorporates a customized Fiber Bragg Grating, judiciously integrated in a metallic cannula and moved by a robotic arm. The probe enables the local measurement of the force upon tissue indentation with a resolution of 0.97 mN. The system has been developed in such a way to be potentially used directly

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PMCPMC8515973
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