An intra-operative THz probe for use during the surgical removal of breast tumors

Philip C. Ashworth; Padraig O'Kelly; Anand D. Purushotham; Sarah E. Pinder; Michalis Kontos; Michael Pepper; Vincent P. Wallace

An intra-operative THz probe for use during the surgical removal of breast tumors

Philip C. Ashworth^*, Padraig O'Kelly, Anand D. Purushotham, Sarah E. Pinder, Michalis Kontos, Michael Pepper, Vincent P. Wallace

^*Corresponding author for this work

Comprehensive Cancer Centre

University of Cambridge

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Abstract

A portable intra-operative scanning terahertz (THz) probe has been developed for medical use by TeraView Ltd to aid surgeons in the removal of breast tumors by providing positive identification of diseased tissue in real-time. Initial ex vivo tests have been carried out using this system at Guy's Hospital, London, its ability to perform in a clinical environment has been tested by comparing THz data with histological diagnosis of localized areas of breast tissue from 27 patients as well as examination of sentinel node biopsies (SNB) of 37 patients. In this paper the system is described and findings of this initial study are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2008 33RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFRARED, MILLIMETER AND TERAHERTZ WAVES, VOLS 1 AND 2
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	767-769
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-2119-0
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	33rd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves - Pasadena, Canada Duration: 15 Sept 2008 → 19 Sept 2008

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Conference	33rd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves
Country/Territory	Canada
Period	15/09/2008 → 19/09/2008

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Ashworth, PC, O'Kelly, P, Purushotham, AD , Pinder, SE, Kontos, M, Pepper, M & Wallace, VP 2008, An intra-operative THz probe for use during the surgical removal of breast tumors. in 2008 33RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFRARED, MILLIMETER AND TERAHERTZ WAVES, VOLS 1 AND 2. IEEE, New York, pp. 767-769, 33rd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, Canada, 15/09/2008.

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An intra-operative THz probe for use during the surgical removal of breast tumors

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