Guiding brain tumor resection using surface-enhanced Raman scattering nanoparticles and a hand-held Raman scanner Journal Article


Authors: Karabeber, H.; Huang, R.; Iacono, P.; Samii, J. M.; Pitter, K.; Holland, E. C.; Kircher, M. F.
Article Title: Guiding brain tumor resection using surface-enhanced Raman scattering nanoparticles and a hand-held Raman scanner
Abstract: The current difficulty in visualizing the true extent of malignant brain tumors during surgical resection represents one of the major reasons for the poor prognosis of brain tumor patients. Here, we evaluated the ability of a hand-held Raman scanner, guided by surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) nanoparticles, to identify the microscopic tumor extent in a genetically engineered RCAS/tv-a glioblastoma mouse model. In a simulated intraoperative scenario, we tested both a static Raman imaging device and a mobile, hand-held Raman scanner. We show that SERS image-guided resection is more accurate than resection using white light visualization alone. Both methods complemented each other, and correlation with histology showed that SERS nanoparticles accurately outlined the extent of the tumors. Importantly, the hand-held Raman probe not only allowed near real-time scanning, but also detected additional microscopic foci of cancer in the resection bed that were not seen on static SERS images and would otherwise have been missed. This technology has a strong potential for clinical translation because it uses inert gold-silica SERS nanoparticles and a hand-held Raman scanner that can guide brain tumor resection in the operating room.
Keywords: glioblastoma multiforme; brain tumors; tumor resection; gbm; hand-held raman scanner; sers nanoparticles; sers-guided tumor resection; surface-enhanced raman scattering (sers); surface enhanced raman scattering (sers)
Journal Title: ACS Nano
Volume: 8
Issue: 10
ISSN: 1936-0851
Publisher: American Chemical Society  
Date Published: 2014-10-28
Start Page: 9755
End Page: 9766
Language: English
DOI: 10.1021/nn503948b
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC4212801
PUBMED: 25093240
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Notes: Export Date: 1 December 2014 -- Source: Scopus
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  1. Ruimin Huang
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  2. Moritz Florian Kircher
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  3. Ken L Pitter
    53 Pitter
  4. Jason Mehraban Samii
    4 Samii
  5. Pasquale Iacono
    4 Iacono