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

doi:10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665810

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

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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	33rd International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and the 16th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2008, IRMMW-THz 2008
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665810
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	33rd International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and the 16th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2008, IRMMW-THz 2008 - Pasadena, CA, United States Duration: 15 Sept 2008 → 19 Sept 2008

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Conference	33rd International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and the 16th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2008, IRMMW-THz 2008
Country/Territory	United States
City	Pasadena, CA
Period	15/09/08 → 19/09/08

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Ashworth, P. C., O'Kelly, P., Purushotham, A. D., Pinder, S. E., Kontos, M., Pepper, M., & Wallace, V. P. (2008). An intra-operative THz probe for use during the surgical removal of breast tumors. In 33rd International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and the 16th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2008, IRMMW-THz 2008 Article 4665810 https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665810

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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 33rd International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and the 16th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2008, IRMMW-THz 2008., 4665810, 33rd International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and the 16th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2008, IRMMW-THz 2008, Pasadena, CA, United States, 15/09/08. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665810

An intra-operative THz probe for use during the surgical removal of breast tumors. / Ashworth, Philip C.; O'Kelly, Padraig; Purushotham, Anand D. et al.
33rd International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and the 16th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2008, IRMMW-THz 2008. 2008. 4665810.

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