Hyperspectral Imaging for Breast-Conserving Surgery Margin Assessment: A Systematic Review.
New imaging technology shows promise for immediately detecting incomplete tumor removal during breast surgery, potentially cutting re-operation rates in half if confirmed in trials.
This systematic review synthesizes evidence for hyperspectral imaging as an intraoperative tool to assess surgical margins in breast-conserving surgery, finding encouraging diagnostic performance. If validated in prospective trials, this technology could reduce the 20-25% re-excision rate that currently burdens breast cancer surgery outcomes.
What the study was
- Study design
- Systematic review
- Population
- Breast cancer patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery
- Category
- Diagnostics
- Maturity
- Exploratory
- Journal
- Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine
Why it surfaced
Systematic review of a promising intraoperative imaging modality for breast cancer. Arch Pathol Lab Med is a strong pathology journal. Technology is pre-implementation-scale but finding is clinically meaningful.
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