Real-time, intraoperative detection of residual breast cancer in lumpectomy cavity walls using a novel cathepsin-activated fluorescent imaging system.
Barbara L SmithMichele A GaddConor R LanahanUpahvan RaiRong TangTravis Rice-StittAndrea L MerrillDavid B StrasfeldJorge M FerrerElena F BrachtelMichelle C SpechtPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2018)
The LUM Imaging System allows rapid identification of residual tumor in the lumpectomy cavity of breast cancer patients and may reduce rates of positive margins.