Tumor capacitance: Electrical measurements of renal neoplasia
Tumor capacitance: Electrical measurements of renal neoplasia
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DOI:
10.1097/01.ju.0000129300.61874.17
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发表时间:
2004-08-01
影响因子:
6.6
通讯作者:
Kavoussi, LR
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作者:
Inagaki, T;Bhayani, SB;Kavoussi, LR
Purpose: Studies have demonstrated that biological tissues possess unique electrical properties. We evaluate the electrical properties of renal tumors using a specialized probe with the capability of measuring intra-tissue capacitance in an ex vivo model of fresh surgically excised tissue.Materials and Methods: An electrical monitoring device was used to measure tissue capacitance at a frequency of 1 MHz on 34 ex vivo kidney specimens freshly obtained after surgical excision. Tissue capacitance was promptly measured in the excised tumor as well as surrounding normal parenchyma and fat. Dielectric permittivity in each tissue was calculated using the measured capacitance data. These data were compared and correlated to pathological findings.Results: The final pathology on the 34 specimens revealed 28 renal cell carcinomas (RCC), 3 oncocytomas and 3 angiomyolipomas. In patients with RCC dielectric permittivity of tumor tissue was 1.43 +/- 0.39 times greater than that of surrounding normal parenchyma (p