Rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry of electrosurgical vapours for the identification of breast pathology: towards an intelligent knife for breast cancer surgery

Rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry of electrosurgical vapours for the identification of breast pathology: towards an intelligent knife for breast cancer surgery

Abstract Background Re-operation for positive resection margins following breast-conserving surgery occurs frequently (average = 20–25%), is cost-inefficient, and leads to physical and psychological morbidity. Current margin assessment techniques are slow and labour intensive. Rapid evaporative ioni...

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Main Authors: Edward R. St John, Julia Balog, James S. McKenzie, Merja Rossi, April Covington, Laura Muirhead, Zsolt Bodai, Francesca Rosini, Abigail V. M. Speller, Sami Shousha, Rathi Ramakrishnan, Ara Darzi, Zoltan Takats, Daniel R. Leff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
Subjects:
Breast
Cancer
Margins
Intraoperative margin assessment
Surgery
Mass spectrometry
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-017-0845-2

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