Use of an endoscope-compatible probe to detect colonic dysplasia with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

• Published in: Journal of Biomedical Optics Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 044006 - 044008
• Main Authors: Mackanos, Mark A, Hargrove, John, Wolters, Rolf, Du, Christine B, Friedland, Shai, Soetikno, Roy M, Contag, Christopher H, Arroyo, May R, Crawford, James M, Wang, Thomas D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2009
• Subjects: Absorption spectra; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; cancer; Classification; Colonic Neoplasms - diagnosis; dysplasia; early detection; Endoscopes; Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal; endoscopy; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Female; Fourier transform infrared; Fourier transforms; Humans; Middle Aged; optical fiber; Optical fibers; Optimization; Preprocessing; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Spectra; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared - instrumentation; Systems Integration; Transducers
• ISSN: 1083-3668; 1560-2281; 1560-2281
• DOI: 10.1117/1.3174387

Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is sensitive to the molecular composition of tissue and has the potential to identify premalignant tissue (dysplasia) as an adjunct to endoscopy. We demonstrate collection of mid-infrared absorption spectra with a silver halide optical fiber and use spectral preprocessing to identify optimal subranges that classify colonic mucosa as normal, hyperplasia, or dysplasia. We collected spectra in the regime on biopsy specimens obtained from human subjects . Subtle differences in the magnitude of the absorbance peaks at specific wave numbers were observed. The best double binary algorithm for distinguishing normal-versus-dysplasia and hyperplasia-versus-dysplasia was determined from an exhaustive search of spectral intervals and preprocessing techniques. Partial least squares discriminant analysis was used to classify the spectra using a leave-one-subject-out cross-validation strategy. The results were compared with histology reviewed independently by two gastrointestinal pathologists. The optimal thresholds identified resulted in an overall sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and positive predictive value of 96 , 92 , 93 , and 82 , respectively. These results indicated that mid-infrared absorption spectra collected remotely with an optical fiber can be used to identify colonic dysplasia with high accuracy, suggesting that continued development of this technique for the early detection of cancer is promising.