SURG-31. INTRAOPERATIVE MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS AND SURGICAL GUIDANCE USING iKNIFE REAL-TIME MASS SPECTROMETRY

CONCLUSIONS:The iKnife represents a system which can accurately and rapidly identify tissue being operated on and easily integrates with the current setup in all operating rooms. The information is collected during routine use of bipolar forceps raising the possibility of controlling tumor resection using the real-time molecular data being obtained. Further multicentre studies are required to investigate patient-patient and machine-machine variability.

Source: Neuro-Oncology - November 6, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Vaqas, B., White, E., Hui-Yu, H., Balog, J., Galea, D., Takats, Z., ONeill, K. Tags: SURGICAL THERAPY Source Type: research