Grant: Project Grant
University of Alberta
$551,542.00
Photoacoustic Remote Sensing Virtual Histology for Tumor Margin Assessment
FY 2019-20
Summary
Often surgery is recommended to remove tumors but surgeons are faced with the challenge of removing tumors without residual cancer tissues. To check this, removed tissues are sent to pathologists for evaluation. Typically 20-40% of patients require repeat surgeries because not all of the tumor was removed. We have developed a new imaging method to help doctors see what pathologists would see in the operating room without cutting, fixing, or staining tissues. We anticipate that this will help improve surgery outcomes and reduce the number of repeat surgeries.
Department
Program
Project Grant
Recipient
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
408677
Name
Zemp Roger J
Region
Alberta
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Cancer Research
Theme2
Biomedical
Prcname2
Medical Physics & Imaging
Projecttitle
Photoacoustic Remote Sensing Virtual Histology for Tumor Margin Assessment
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
University of Alberta
Cihramount2
$551,542
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Project Grant
Keyworddelim
Biomedical Optics; Lasers; Microscopy; Photoacoustic Imaging; Virtual Histology
Abstract
Often surgery is recommended to remove tumors but surgeons are faced with the challenge of removing tumors without residual cancer tissues. To check this, removed tissues are sent to pathologists for evaluation. Typically 20-40% of patients require repeat surgeries because not all of the tumor was removed. We have developed a new imaging method to help doctors see what pathologists would see in the operating room without cutting, fixing, or staining tissues. We anticipate that this will help improve surgery outcomes and reduce the number of repeat surgeries.
Competitiondate
201909
Approvedterm2
4 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Zemp, Roger J
Approvedterm
4 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $551,542~ $0~
