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2. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging and computer aided diagnosis of human cervical tissue specimens.
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Bazant-Hegemark, F., Stone, N., Read, M. D., McCarthy, K., and Wang, R. K.
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- 2007
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3. Rapid endoscopic identification and destruction of degenerating Barrett's mucosal neoplasia.
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Barr H, Kendall C, Hutchings J, Bazant-Hegemark F, Shepherd N, Stone N, Barr, Hugh, Kendall, Catherine, Hutchings, Joanne, Bazant-Hegemark, Florian, Shepherd, Neil, and Stone, Nicholas
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There are distinct challenges implicit to the development of minimally invasive endoscopic surgery for the eradication of early neoplasia in Barrett's oesophagus. Endoscopic resection and ablation of high-grade dysplasia and mucosal cancer offer alternative therapeutic options to those unsuitable or unwilling to contemplate radical surgical excision. It may also become the treatment of choice in the future. Technological developments enable the instantaneous and non-invasive diagnosis of microscopic tissue abnormalities in vivo. This is made possible by improving the level of information that can be obtained from the tissue. As well as the two-dimensional surface morphology image, which the traditional endoscope can view, we have used new techniques to enable structure at depth, using Optical Coherence Tomography, to be imaged in high resolution. Other advances, using Raman spectroscopy, enable the early endoscopic detection of biochemical and molecular changes in tissue that precede any changes in morphology, thus enabling earlier diagnosis of tissue abnormalities. This King James IV lecture details our recent work, to develop advanced imaging for the diagnosis of malignancy and pre-malignancy. After detection endoscopic photodynamic therapy and endoscopic mucosal resection can provide eradication of mucosal neoplasia. Following photodynamic therapy there was complete eradication of all high-grade dysplasia and intramucosal carcinoma in 40 of 42 patients with a maximum endoscopic follow-up period of 72 months. Following endoscopic resection of 95 patients, the mean survival for intramucosal adenocarcinoma and high-grade dysplasia was 40.6 and 60.8 months respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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4. Towards automated classification of clinical optical coherence tomography data of dense tissues.
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Bazant-Hegemark F and Stone N
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- Animals, Atherosclerosis diagnosis, Automation, Blood Glucose analysis, Brain anatomy & histology, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Eye anatomy & histology, Humans, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, Macrophages pathology, Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial diagnosis, Optical Phenomena, Refractometry statistics & numerical data, Tomography, Optical Coherence statistics & numerical data
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The native contrast of optical coherence tomography (OCT) data in dense tissues can pose a challenge for clinical decision making. Automated data evaluation is one way of enhancing the clinical utility of measurements. Methods for extracting information from structural OCT data are appraised here. A-scan analysis allows characterization of layer thickness and scattering parameters, whereas image analysis renders itself to segmentation, texture and speckle analysis. All fully automated approaches combine pre-processing, feature registration, data reduction, and classification. Pre-processing requires de-noising, feature recognition, normalization and refining. In the current literature, image exclusion criteria, initial parameters, or manual input are common requirements. The interest of the presented methods lies in the prospect of objective, quick, and/or post-acquisition processing. There is a potential to improve clinical decision making based on automated processing of OCT data.
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- 2009
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5. Vibrational spectroscopy: a clinical tool for cancer diagnostics.
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Kendall C, Isabelle M, Bazant-Hegemark F, Hutchings J, Orr L, Babrah J, Baker R, and Stone N
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- Animals, Humans, Neoplasms pathology, Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared, Spectrum Analysis instrumentation, Spectrum Analysis, Raman, Neoplasms diagnosis, Spectrum Analysis methods, Vibration
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Vibrational spectroscopy techniques have demonstrated potential to provide non-destructive, rapid, clinically relevant diagnostic information. Early detection is the most important factor in the prevention of cancer. Raman and infrared spectroscopy enable the biochemical signatures from biological tissues to be extracted and analysed. In conjunction with advanced chemometrics such measurements can contribute to the diagnostic assessment of biological material. This paper also illustrates the complementary advantage of using Raman and FTIR spectroscopy technologies together. Clinical requirements are increasingly met by technological developments which show promise to become a clinical reality. This review summarises recent advances in vibrational spectroscopy and their impact on the diagnosis of cancer.
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- 2009
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6. Review: optical micrometer resolution scanning for non-invasive grading of precancer in the human uterine cervix.
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Bazant-Hegemark F, Edey K, Swingler GR, Read MD, and Stone N
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- Contrast Media pharmacology, Epithelium pathology, Female, Humans, Microscopy, Confocal methods, Neoplasm Invasiveness, Optics and Photonics, Papillomavirus Vaccines therapeutic use, Spectrophotometry, Infrared methods, Spectrum Analysis, Raman methods, Tomography, Optical Coherence methods, Cervix Uteri pathology, Precancerous Conditions diagnosis, Precancerous Conditions pathology, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms diagnosis, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms pathology
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Management of cervical precancer is archetypal for other cancer prevention programmes but has to consider diagnostic and logistic challenges. Numerous optical tools are emerging for non-destructive near real-time early diagnosis of precancerous lesions of the cervix. Non-destructive, real-time imaging modalities have reached pre-commercial status, but high resolution mapping tools are not yet introduced in clinical settings. The NCBI PubMed web page was searched using the keywords 'CIN diagnosis' and the combinations of 'cervix {confocal, optical coherence tomography, ftir, infrared, Raman, vibrational, spectroscopy}'. Suitable titles were identified and their relevant references followed. Challenges in precancer management are discussed. The following tools capable of non-destructive high resolution mapping in a clinical environment were selected: confocal microscopy, optical coherence tomography, IR spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. Findings on the clinical performance of these techniques are put into context in order to assist the reader in judging the likely performance of these methods as diagnostic tools. Rationale for carrying out research under the prospect of the HPV vaccine is given.
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- 2008
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7. Near real-time classification of optical coherence tomography data using principal components fed linear discriminant analysis.
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Bazant-Hegemark F and Stone N
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- Computer Systems, Discriminant Analysis, Linear Models, Phantoms, Imaging, Principal Component Analysis, Reproducibility of Results, Sensitivity and Specificity, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Image Enhancement methods, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted methods, Pattern Recognition, Automated methods, Tomography, Optical Coherence methods
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An optical coherence tomography (OCT) prediction algorithm is designed and tested on a data set of sample images (taken from vegetables and porcine tissues) to demonstrate proof of concept. Preprocessing and classification of data are fully automated, at a rate of 60,000 A-scansmin on a standard computer and can be considered to deliver in near real-time. A data set consisting of nine groups was classified correctly in 82% of cases after cross-validation. Sets of fewer groups reach higher rates. The algorithm is able to distinguish groups with strong visual similarity among several groups of varying resemblance. Surface recognition and normalizing to the surface are essential for this approach. The mean divided by the standard deviation is a suitable descriptor for reducing a set of surface normalized A-scans. The method enables grouping of separate A-scans and is therefore straightforward to apply on 3-D data. OCT data can reliably be classified using principal component analysis combined with linear discriminant analysis. It remains to be shown whether this algorithm fails in the clinical setting, where interpatient variation can be greater than the deviations that are investigated as a disease marker.
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- 2008
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8. Endoscopic screening and surveillance for Barrett's esophagus--clinical implications.
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Barr H, Kendall C, Bazant-Hegemark F, Moayyedi P, Shetty G, and Stone N
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- Adenocarcinoma etiology, Adenocarcinoma pathology, Barrett Esophagus complications, Disease Progression, Esophageal Neoplasms etiology, Esophageal Neoplasms pathology, Humans, Population Surveillance, Barrett Esophagus pathology, Esophagoscopy
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There is now a clear causal relationship between symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux and esophageal adenocarcinoma (Lagergren et al, 1999). The risk factor is now identified as Barrett's metaplasia (Solaymani et al, 2004). Chronic reflux results in Barrett's metaplastic change, and the route to carcinoma is a stepwise progression, through dysplasia to invasive carcinoma (Jankowski et al, 2000). Earlier-stage disease is found in patients undergoing surveillance and is the major predictor of survival following surgery (Fountoulakis et al, 2004). Screening and surveillance by endoscopic biopsy regimen has profound implications for the allocation of healthcare resources and the provision of clinical services. Screening a high-risk group such as men with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) will result in the detection of more patients with Barrett's esophagus, many of whom are asymptomatic. Once detected, questions remain as to surveillance intervals and the current methodology for surveillance. There are profound challenges with the accurate endoscopic and pathologic detection and categorization of Barrett's metaplasia, dysplasia , and, indeed, cancer. New endoscopic detection methods are being investigated to improve the diagnosis and definition of the premalignant phenotype. The detection of dysplasia requires increased surveillance and usually intervention either endoscopically or with surgery.
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- 2006
9. Endoscopic photodynamic therapy for oesophageal disease.
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Barr H, Kendall C, Bazant-Hegemark F, and Stone N
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Photodynamic therapy is a very important technique for the eradication of widespread oesophageal mucosal disease which has the potential to degenerate to cancer. Patients unsuitable or unwilling to undergo radical therapy can be cured using photodynamic therapy. We predominantly treat patients with high-grade dysplasia in Barrett's oesophagus. Lesions that are visible macroscopically are removed using endoscopic mucosal resection. The remaining area is then treated in 5cm segments at 3 monthly intervals with separate photosensitisation using endoscopic photodynamic therapy.
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- 2006
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