Multiscope Prostate Cancer Detection
Feasibility of highly accurate differentiation between malignant and benign tissue in prostatic specimen has been demonstrated by using combined Laser-Induced Fluorescence and Electrical Impedance measurements.

95 prostate samples of 32 patients undergoing radical retropubic prostatectomy were taken immediately after removal of the prostate. 92,6% of original grouped cases were correctly classified. The sensitivity of 93,8% and the specificity 92,4% has been reached for the method.
The work toward in vivo multiscope diagnostics is in progress. If successful it might open the way to detect positive surgical margins in real-time intraoperatively in the future.

Classification Results

      Predicted Group MembershipTotal 
  tumor noyes  
 Countno  736 79 
   yes 1 15 16
 % no 92,4 7,6 100,0
   yes 6,3 93,8 100,0
 

92,6% of original grouped cases correctly classified.

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Sensitivity 93,8% and Specificity 92,4%.