3D Ultrasound and MRI in Assessing Resection Margins during Tongue Cancer Surgery: A Research Protocol for a Clinical Diagnostic Accuracy Study

Fatemeh Makouei*, Tina Klitmøller Agander, Caroline Ewertsen, Morten Bo Søndergaard Svendsen, Rikke Norling, Mikkel Kaltoft, Adam Espe Hansen, Jacob Høygaard Rasmussen, Irene Wessel, Tobias Todsen

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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Abstract

Surgery is the primary treatment for tongue cancer. The goal is a complete resection of the tumor with an adequate margin of healthy tissue around the tumor.Inadequate margins lead to a high risk of local cancer recurrence and the need for adjuvant therapies. Ex vivo imaging of the resected surgical specimen has been suggested for margin assessment and improved surgical results. Therefore, we have developed a novel three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound imaging technique to improve the assessment of resection margins during surgery. In this research protocol, we describe a study comparing the accuracy of 3D ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and clinical examination of the surgical specimen to assess the resection margins during cancer surgery. Tumor segmentation and margin measurement will be performed using 3D ultrasound and MRI of the ex vivo specimen. We will determine the accuracy of each method by comparing the margin measurements and the proportion of correctly classified margins (positive, close, and free) obtained by each technique with respect to the gold standard histopathology.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer174
TidsskriftJournal of Imaging
Vol/bind9
Udgave nummer9
Antal sider12
ISSN2313-433X
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2023

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Innovation Fund Denmark—InnoExplorer (2054-00019B), Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF21SA0069151), BetaHealth (2022-1276).

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