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Mount Sinai Launches Clinical Trial of New Imaging Device for Head and Neck Cancer Surgeries

  • ET Health World
  • New York, NY
  • (April 16, 2019)

Mount Sinai Health System has launched a clinical trial of a new imaging device for detecting head and neck cancer during surgery. The device, called Otis Wide Field OCT (by Perimeter Medical Imaging), is an ultra-high-resolution imaging system that can image tumor specimens in real time during surgery, allowing surgeons to remove all of the cancerous tissue during one procedure, rather than waiting for traditional pathology results to come in afterward, which can often lead to additional procedures. Patients in the trial agree to have their tumors placed in the system for imaging, which is then compared to the standard pathology evaluation. “State-of-the-art imaging platforms, such as the Otis system and others, will likely play a significant role in the future of head and neck cancer surgery. While traditional pathologic examination of tissues is the standard around the world, we need new technology to allow us to detect cancer and ensure adequate resection at the time of surgery,” said Brett Miles, DDS, MD, professor of otolaryngology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and co-chief of the division of head and neck cancer surgery at the Mount Sinai Health System. 

— Brett A. Miles, DDS, MD, Professor, Otolaryngology, Director, Head and Neck Oncology-Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Co-Chief, Division of Head and Neck Cancer Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai Health System

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Additional coverage: Medical Health News; BioSpectrum

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