Novel combined fluorescence/reflectance spectroscopy system for guiding brain tumor resections - Hardware considerations

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Abstract

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) has long been known as the most common and aggressive form of brain malignancy. The morphological similarities of the malignant and surrounding tissue cause difficulties to distinct the tumors during surgery. In order to achieve better results in resecting malignant brain tumors, a fiber based optical system which can be used intraoperative is developed in this project. In this context, the system hardware details, system controlling interfaces and laboratory testing results are presented. Based on the results obtained from various tests with tissue-equivalent phantoms, the system is proved to have stable performance, robust structure, and have good linearity as well as high sensitivity to low PpIX concentration under strong ambient light conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBiophotonics - Riga 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event1st International Conference on Biophotonics - Riga 2013, BPR 2013 - Riga, Latvia
Duration: 26 Aug 201331 Aug 2013

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume9032
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Conference

Conference1st International Conference on Biophotonics - Riga 2013, BPR 2013
Country/TerritoryLatvia
CityRiga
Period26/08/1331/08/13

Keywords

  • Ambient light rejection
  • Fiber optical probe
  • Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)
  • PpIX fluorescence
  • Tumor resection

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