Photoacoustic intra-operative nodal staging using clinically approved superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

Diederik J. Grootendorst; Raluca M. Fratila; Martijn Visscher; Bennie Ten Haken; Richard van Wezel; Wiendelt Steenbergen; Srirang Manohar; Theo J. M. Ruers M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.2003517

22 February 2013 Photoacoustic intra-operative nodal staging using clinically approved superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

Diederik J. Grootendorst, Raluca M. Fratila, Martijn Visscher, Bennie Ten Haken, Richard van Wezel, Wiendelt Steenbergen, Srirang Manohar, Theo J. M. Ruers M.D.

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Proceedings Volume 8581, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2013; 858102 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2003517
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2013, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Detection of tumor metastases in the lymphatic system is essential for accurate staging of various malignancies, however fast, accurate and cost-effective intra-operative evaluation of the nodal status remains difficult to perform with common available medical imaging techniques. In recent years, numerous studies have confirmed the additional value of superparamagnetic iron oxide dispersions (SPIOs) for nodal staging purposes, prompting the clearance of different SPIO dispersions for clinical practice. We evaluate whether a combination of photoacoustic (PA) imaging and a clinically approved SPIO dispersion, could be applied for intra-operative nodal staging. Metastatic adenocarcinoma was inoculated in Copenhagen rats for 5 or 8 days. After SPIO injection, the lymph nodes were photoacoustically imaged both in vivo and ex vivo whereafter imaging results were correlated with MR and histology. Results were compared to a control group without tumor inoculation. In the tumor groups clear irregularities, as small as 1 mm, were observed in the PA contrast pattern of the nodes together with an decrease of PA response. These irregularities could be correlated to the absence of contrast in the MR images and could be linked to metastatic deposits seen in the histological slides. The PA and MR images of the control animals did not show these features. We conclude that the combination of photoacoustic imaging with a clinically approved iron oxide nanoparticle dispersion is able to detect lymph node metastases in an animal model. This approach opens up new possibilities for fast intra-operative nodal staging in a clinical setting.

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Diederik J. Grootendorst, Raluca M. Fratila, Martijn Visscher, Bennie Ten Haken, Richard van Wezel, Wiendelt Steenbergen, Srirang Manohar, and Theo J. M. Ruers M.D. "Photoacoustic intra-operative nodal staging using clinically approved superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles ", Proc. SPIE 8581, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2013, 858102 (22 February 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2003517

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Lymphatic system

Magnetic resonance imaging

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Biomedical optics

Nanoparticles

Photoacoustic spectroscopy

Iron

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