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- Title
A comprehensive overview of radioguided surgery using gamma detection probe technology.
- Authors
Povoski, Stephen R.; Neff, Ryan L.; Mojzisik, Cathy M.; O'Malley, David M.; Hinkle, George H.; Hall, Nathan C.; Murrey, Jr., Douglas A.; Knopp, Michael V.; Martin, Jr., Edward W.
- Abstract
The concept of radioguided surgery, which was first developed some 60 years ago, involves the use of a radiation detection probe system for the intraoperative detection of radionuclides. The use of gamma detection probe technology in radioguided surgery has tremendously expanded and has evolved into what is now considered an established discipline within the practice of surgery, revolutionizing the surgical management of many malignancies, including breast cancer, melanoma, and colorectal cancer, as well as the surgical management of parathyroid disease. The impact of radioguided surgery on the surgical management of cancer patients includes providing vital and realtime information to the surgeon regarding the location and extent of disease, as well as regarding the assessment of surgical resection margins. Additionally, it has allowed the surgeon to minimize the surgical invasiveness of many diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, while still maintaining maximum benefit to the cancer patient. In the current review, we have attempted to comprehensively evaluate the history, technical aspects, and clinical applications of radioguided surgery using gamma detection probe technology.
- Subjects
SURGICAL excision; MEDICAL technology; RADIOISOTOPES; BREAST cancer; COLON cancer; MELANOMA; CANCER patients; NEUROENDOCRINE tumors; RADIATION
- Publication
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2009, Vol 7, p1
- ISSN
1477-7819
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/1477-7819-7-11