Fluorescence Assisted Cancer Surgery |Biomedgrid

The surgical procedure involves the cutting into patient tissue as part of disease management. Surgical resection therefore is a critical modality for disease management and treatment. The essence of the surgical process is to remove as safely as possible as much cancer tissue as possible. This is to a large extent dependent on the surgeon's ability to clearly distinguish cancer tissue from normal tissue, remove as much cancer tissue as possible while preserving normal tissue [1]. Unfortunately, this ability is based on local visualization of the tumour and/or the ability to palpate it [2].