Cerenkov luminescence imaging identifies surgical margin status in radical prostatectomy

(Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging) A new intraoperative imaging technique, Cerenkov luminescence imaging (CLI), can accurately assess surgical margins during radical prostatectomy, according to a first-in-human research published in the October issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The feasibility study showed that 68Ga-PSMA CLI can image the entire excised prostate specimen's surface to detect prostate cancer tissue at the resection margin.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news