Other current techniques，which include sending removed tissue to a lab for analysis，are costly and frequently inadequate and take about 20－30 minutes.logies in routine clinical practice to assist the surgeon in improving the accuracy of cancer tissue clearance，”said the study.

　　For patients，this uncertainty can lead to repeat surgeries or worse，since returning to the operating table is not always an option for soft tissue tumors.

　　The iKnife can make current tumor diagnostics more accurate，and it has the potential to influence on－table decision－making and ultimately to improve oncological (肿瘤学的) outcomes.cer each year and 1.8 million surgical procedures performed in treatment.

　　The

　　iKnife

　　was

　　tested

　　on

　　tissue

　　samples

　　from

　　302 patients，including those with tumors of the stomach，liver，lung，breast and brain，and later in the operating room during 91 procedures to cut tumor tissue away.The iKnife is not yet commercially available and likely will not be for at least another year.

　　“If perfected，this would help surgeons and patients avoid countless trips back to the operating room to try and obtain clear margins.A larger study needs to be carried out，but this preliminary data is very exciting，”

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