LOCATING GYNAECOLOGICAL TUMOURS USING HAPTIC INDENTATION DEVICE
Research type
Research Study
Full title
EXAMINING THE ACCURACY AND EFFICACY OF LOCATING GYNAECOLOGICAL TUMOURS BY MEASURING TISSUE STIFFNESS USING A HAPTIC INDENTATION PROBE
IRAS ID
131255
Contact name
Prokar Dasgupta
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation NHS Trust
Research summary
Our method employs a probe which has a sensor at the tip and can measure the tissue force and tissue deformation when the probe comes in contact with the surface of tissue. By integrating the information of tissue force and deformation at different areas of the tissue, the location of an abnormal nodule within a soft tissue can be identified by calculating the degree of tissue stiffness.
In this new project,the probe will be used to localize the tumour in the uterus, cervix, ovary and lymph nodes which have been removed from patients after surgery under the condition that the patients give consent for the study. The group of samples studied will include ovary (n=40), uterus (n=40), cervix (n=20)and lymph node bundle (n=20). The effectiveness of the probe for locating tumours will be validated using the information of tumour location obtained before surgery, and results after surgery from the pathology examination.
REC name
London - Dulwich Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
13/LO/1658
Date of REC Opinion
8 Jan 2014
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion