Evaluation of Autofluorescence Technology in the Identification of Tissue Types in Anterior Neck Surgery

Authors

Natalie M. Perlov, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Elliott Sina, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Sruti Tekumalla, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Annie Moroco, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Elizabeth Cottrill, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Background

• Iatrogenic parathyroidectomy and hypocalcemia are potential risks of central neck surgery¹
• Resected parathyroid tissue may be reimplanted if identified quickly, mitigating risk of hypocalcemia²
• Current practices of identifying and preserving parathyroids, such as frozen specimens, may incur significant costs in time and expense
• Autofluorescence (AF) technology takes baseline AF readings from healthy thyroid tissue and compares to other tissues in the neck
• There is limited data on AF profiles of all tissue types in the central neck (thyroid, thymus, benign vs. malignant lymph nodes, adipose tissue)

Preliminary Outcomes

• (1) Investigate the impact of AF on iatrogenic hypoparathyroidism
• (2) Assess new AF profiles for different tissue types in the anterior neck

Publication Date

2-6-2023

Keywords

thyroidectomy, autofluorescence, anterior neck surgery

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Comments

Presented at the 2023 AOA Research Symposium.

Recommended Citation

Perlov, Natalie M.; Sina, Elliott; Tekumalla, Sruti; Moroco, MD, Annie; and Cottrill, MD, Elizabeth, "Evaluation of Autofluorescence Technology in the Identification of Tissue Types in Anterior Neck Surgery" (2023). Alpha Omega Alpha Research Symposium Posters. 2.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/aoa_research_symposium_posters/2