Innovative surgical guidance for label-free real-time parathyroid identification

Difficulty in identifying the parathyroid gland during neck operations can lead to accidental parathyroid gland excisions and postsurgical hypocalcemia. A clinical prototype called as PTeye was developed to guide parathyroid gland identification using a fiber-optic probe that detects near-infrared autofluorescence from parathyroid glands as operating room lights remain on. An Overlay Tissue Imaging System was designed concurrently to detect near-infrared autofluorescence and project visible light precisely onto parathyroid gland location.

Source: Surgery - November 12, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Giju Thomas, Melanie A. McWade, John Q. Nguyen, Melinda E. Sanders, James T. Broome, Naira Baregamian, Carmen C. Sol órzano, Anita Mahadevan-Jansen Source Type: research