Development of an intraoperative breast cancer margin assessment method using quantitative fluorescence measurements

Abstract Breast-conserving surgery has become the preferred treatment method for breast cancer. Surgical margin assessment is performed during surgery, as it can reduce local recurrence in the preserved breast. Development of reliable and lower-cost ex vivo cancer detection methods would offer sever...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Ueo, Itsushi Minoura, Hiroaki Ueo, Ayako Gamachi, Yuichiro Kai, Yoko Kubota, Takako Doi, Miki Yamaguchi, Toshinari Yamashita, Hitoshi Tsuda, Takuya Moriya, Rin Yamaguchi, Yuji Kozuka, Takeshi Sasaki, Takaaki Masuda, Yasuteru Urano, Masaki Mori, Koshi Mimori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12614-6