Novel imaging techniques for intraoperative assessment of tumour resection margins in breast-conserving surgery

There is a clear need for more accurate techniques to assess tumour resection margins intraoperatively in breast-conserving surgery (BCS), as to date an average 10 – 30% of patients undergoing BCS require a re-operation to achieve clear margins. This thesis evaluates two novel imaging techniques for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grootendorst, Maarten Ruben
Other Authors: Purushotham, Anand David
Published: King's College London (University of London) 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.718598