Limitations of cancer margin delineation by means of autofluorescence imaging under conditions of laser surgery

Alexandre Douplik, Azhar Zam, Ralph Hohenstein, Angelos Kalitzeos, Emeka Nkenke, Florian Stelzle

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Abstract

Limitations of cancer margin delineation and surgical guidance by means of autofluorescence imaging under conditions of laser ablation were investigated and preliminary results are presented. PinPoint™ (Novadaq Technologies Inc., Canada) was used to capture digital images and Er:YAG laser (2.94 μm, Glissando, WaveLight™, Germany) was exploited to cause laser ablation on both normal and cancer sites of the specimen. It was shown that changes of the autofluorescence image after ablation extend beyond the actual sizes of the ablation loci. The tumor tissue after the laser ablation starts to emit fluorescent light within the green wavelength band (490550 nm) similar to normal tissue stating that the current technology of in-process tissue classification fails. However, when the autofluorescence was collected in the red range (600750 nm), then the abnormal/normal contrast was reduced, but still present even after the laser ablation. The present study highlights the importance of finding a proper technology for surgical navigation of cancer removal under conditions of high power effects in biological tissues.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)45-51
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences
Volume3
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2010

Keywords

  • autofluorescence imaging
  • Cancer margin delineation
  • laser ablation
  • laser surgery
  • surgical guidance
  • surgical navigation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Biomedical Engineering

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