Hyperspectral imaging as a new diagnostic tool for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Cervical cancer screening by visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) during colposcopy can be challenging and is highly dependent on the clinical experience of the examiner. Health-care systems lack qualified physicians able to perform the examination in both industrialized and low- and middle-income countries. Previous work has shown the general potential of hyperspectral imaging (HSI) to discriminate CIN from normal tissue, but clinical translation has been limited due to the lack of medically approved HSI systems.

Methods

In this study, we evaluate the feasibility of a commercially available HSI system for CIN detection in a prospective monocentric clinical trial.

Results

By obtaining spectral fingerprints of 41 patients with CIN 1-3 we show that HSI-based

SUBMITTER: Schimunek L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10520109 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature