Dielectric Characterization of Breast Biopsied Tissues as Pre-Pathological Aid in Early Cancer Detection: A Blinded Feasibility Study
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Canicattì, E., Alvarez Sánchez-Bayuela, D., Romero Castellano, C., Aguilar Angulo, P., Giovanetti González, R., Cruz Hernández, L.M., Ruiz Martín, J., Tiberi, G. and Monorchio, A. (2023). Dielectric Characterization of Breast Biopsied Tissues as Pre-Pathological Aid in Early Cancer Detection: A Blinded Feasibility Study. Diagnostics. 13 (18), p. 3015. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13183015
Authors | Canicattì, E., Alvarez Sánchez-Bayuela, D., Romero Castellano, C., Aguilar Angulo, P., Giovanetti González, R., Cruz Hernández, L.M., Ruiz Martín, J., Tiberi, G. and Monorchio, A. |
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Abstract | Dielectric characterization has significant potential in several medical applications, providing valuable insights into the electromagnetic properties of biological tissues for disease diagnosis, treatment planning, and monitoring of therapeutic interventions. This work presents the use of a custom-designed electromagnetic characterization system, based on an open-ended coaxial probe, for discriminating between benign and malignant breast tissues in a clinical setting. The probe’s development involved a well-balanced compromise between physical feasibility and its combined use with a reconstruction algorithm known as the virtual transmission line model (VTLM). Immediately following the biopsy procedure, the dielectric properties of the breast tissues were reconstructed, enabling tissue discrimination based on a rule-of-thumb using the obtained dielectric parameters. A comparative analysis was then performed by analyzing the outcomes of the dielectric investigation with respect to conventional histological results. The experimental procedure took place at Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo—Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Spain, where excised breast tissues were collected and subsequently analyzed using the dielectric characterization system. A comprehensive statistical evaluation of the probe’s performance was carried out, obtaining a sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 81.6%, 61.5%, and 73.4%, respectively, compared to conventional histological assessment, considered as the gold standard in this investigation. |
Keywords | Clinical Biochemistry |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Diagnostics |
Journal citation | 13 (18), p. 3015 |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
ISSN | 2075-4418 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13183015 |
Funder/Client | Italian Ministry of Education and Research |
European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program | |
Publication dates | |
Online | 21 Sep 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 17 Sep 2023 |
Deposited | 04 Oct 2023 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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