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- Title
Improving fluorescence confocal microscopy for margin assessment during robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy: The LaserSAFE technique.
- Authors
Almeida‐Magana, Ricardo; Au, Matthew; Al‐Hammouri, Tarek; Dinneen, Kate; Haider, Aiman; Freeman, Alex; Shaw, Greg
- Abstract
The article discusses the development of a new technique called LaserSAFE, which uses fluorescence confocal microscopy (FCM) to analyze positive surgical margins (PSMs) in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) specimens. The technique involves scanning the entire posterolateral surface of the prostate using a portable laser confocal microscope. Preliminary results show that LaserSAFE has a sensitivity of 87.5% and specificity of 98.1% for diagnosing PSMs, with almost perfect agreement with final pathology analysis. The authors believe that LaserSAFE could be a valuable alternative to the time-consuming and resource-intensive NeuroSAFE technique for margin assessment during RARP.
- Subjects
RADICAL prostatectomy; FLUORESCENCE microscopy; SURGICAL robots; SURGICAL margin; RETROPUBIC prostatectomy
- Publication
BJU International, 2024, Vol 133, Issue 6, p677
- ISSN
1464-4096
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/bju.16239