Development of a non-invasive, dual-sensor handheld imager for intraoperative preservation of parathyroid glands
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Oh, Eugene; Kim, Yoseph; Ning, Bo; Lee, Seung Yup; Kim, Wan Wook; Cha, Jaepyeong
- Source
- 2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC) Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), 2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE. :7408-7411 Nov, 2021
- Subject
- Bioengineering
Location awareness
Performance evaluation
Angiography
Surgery
Imaging
Tools
Fluorescence
Postoperative hypocalcemia is a major hypoparathyroidism complication after thyroidectomy
Direct damage to or accidental removal of the parathyroid glands (PTGs) during surgery is one of the main causes of these adverse outcomes
This study aims to develop and translate a portable
noninvasive
label-free intraoperative imaging tool to aid surgeons to safely localize the PTGs and assess their vascularization
- Language
- ISSN
- 2694-0604
Intraoperative localization and preservation of parathyroid glands (PTGs) are challenging during thyroid surgery. Using a technique of combined near-infrared PTG autofluorescence detection and dye-free imaging angiography, this study developed a portable device for localization of PTGs and assessment of viability by confirming tissue perfusion. The imager’s performance was evaluated through a pilot clinical study (N=10).