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Multiscope Prostate Cancer Detection |
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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 Membership | Total | | | tumor | no | yes | | | Count | no | 73 | 6 | 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. 
Sensitivity 93,8% and Specificity 92,4%. |
