In vivo wide-band reflectance spectrometry during thyroid and parathyroid surgery

Authors :: Schols, R.M.
Wieringa, F.P.
Alić, L.
Bouvy, N.D.
Stassen, L.P.S.
Source :: European Conferences on Biomedical Optics, ECBO 2013, 12-16 May 2013, Munich, Germany
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: Distinguishing critical tissues can be challenging in (para-)thyroid surgery. As a first step towards intraoperative image contrast enhancement, we collected and analyzed spectral signatures (350-1830nm) of thyroid, parathyroid and recurrent laryngeal nerve in 10 patients.

Subjects :: TS - Technical Sciences
Health
Reflectance spectroscopy
EAM - Equipment for Additive Manufacturing
II - Intelligent Imaging
Physics & Electronics Mechatronics, Mechanics & Materials
Critical tissue
Surgery
Medical imaging
Healthy Living

Language :: English
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: European Conferences on Biomedical Optics, ECBO 2013, 12-16 May 2013, Munich, Germany
Accession number :: edsair.dedup.wf.001..1411db8ec172cc5de21f6d0edd554348

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