Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for enhanced diagnostic precision in breast cancer
Lianne Feenstra, Marcos Da Silva Guimaraes, Caroline A. Drukker, Frederieke van Duijnhoven, Behdad Dashtbozorg, Theo J. M. Ruers · 2025
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Lianne Feenstra and five co-authors tested in 2025 a light-based aid for breast biopsy. The standard vacuum biopsy can miss the tumor spot, which forces repeat procedures and delays care. Their aid shines light into tissue through fibers on a tube that slides over the biopsy needle, and the reflected light carries a tissue fingerprint.
Tests on tissue from ninety patients gave hundreds of readings matched to lab results. Trained models read the light patterns and caught most tumor sites, even when tumor made up a small share of the sample. The team says light guidance during biopsy could cut sampling errors and spare patients repeat procedures.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lianne Feenstra, Marcos Da Silva Guimaraes, Caroline A. Drukker, Frederieke van Duijnhoven, Behdad Dashtbozorg, Theo J. M. Ruers |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |