Multiphoton Microscopic Study of the Renal Cell Carcinoma Pseudocapsule: Implications for Tumour Enucleation

• Published in: Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) Vol. 144; pp. 249 - 254
• Main Authors: Tan, Yi Quan, Tay, Wy Keat, Ooi, Li Yin, Thamboo, Thomas Paulraj, Tiong, Ho Yee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2020
• Subjects: Aged; Carcinoma, Renal Cell - diagnostic imaging; Carcinoma, Renal Cell - surgery; Female; Humans; Kidney Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Kidney Neoplasms - surgery; Male; Microscopy, Fluorescence, Multiphoton; Middle Aged; Nephrectomy - methods; Retrospective Studies

To utilize Multiphoton Microscopy (MPM) as a novel imaging technique to characterize and quantify collagen at the Renal Cell Carcinoma Pseudocapsule, to assess for both intra-tumoral and inter-tumoral variation of collagen characteristics. MPM combines Second Harmonic Generation and Two Photon Excit...