A multimodal microscopic imaging system based on multispectral imaging/analysis and high-frequency ultrasound elastography for examination of resected human tumors ex vivo

摘要

We report a multimodal microscopic imaging system which offers high-frequency ultrasound B-mode, acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI), and multispectral image for examination of excised human tumor ex vivo. Examination of excised tumors from the lesions of interest is one of the crucial procedures during surgical operations to treat cancer. Particularly, if tiny reaming tumors exist at the surgical sites after the resection of tumors, they may result in unwanted outcomes including cancer recurrence or metastasis to the other organs. To avoid them, accurate examination of tumors resected. Thus, we built a multimodal microscopic imaging system to examine the excised tumors quantitatively.