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BJU Int ; 83(1): 129-35, 1999 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10233465

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To report the results of a clinical study investigating the diagnosis of malignant and dysplastic bladder lesions by protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) fluorescence and to compare them with those from earlier studies. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study included 55 patients with suspected bladder carcinoma (at initial diagnosis or at tumour follow-up visits); 130 bladder biopsies from 49 patients were classified by pathological analysis. All patients received an intravesical instillation of 50 mL of a 3% 5-aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) solution a mean of 135 min before cystoscopy, which was then performed under white and blue light. Malignant/dysplastic lesions showing red fluorescence under blue-light excitation were noted and the increase in detection rate calculated. RESULTS: There were 63 benign and 67 malignant/dysplastic areas biopsied; 10 malignant/dysplastic lesions (four transitional cell carcinoma, two carcinoma in situ, four dysplasia) were not detected during routine white-light cystoscopy but were identified under blue light. Fluorescence cystoscopy improved the overall diagnosis of malignant/dysplastic bladder lesions by 18% over standard white-light cystoscopy. The improvement was greater for dysplastic lesions and carcinoma in situ (50%). However, the improvement over standard cystoscopy was less than that found by other groups. CONCLUSION: The ALA-based fluorescence detection system significantly enhanced the diagnosis of malignant/dysplastic bladder lesions. However, determining the optimum drug exposure time requires further investigation using well-characterized instrumentation and study protocols, which would then allow comparison of the results from different groups.


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Aminolevulinic Acid , Protoporphyrins , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/diagnosis , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Cystoscopy/methods , Female , Fluorescence , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Sensitivity and Specificity
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J Urol ; 159(6): 1871-5, 1998 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9598478

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PURPOSE: We validate the usefulness of laser-induced autofluorescence for the detection of bladder carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We obtained and analyzed fluorescence spectra from 75 patients in whom bladder cancer was suspected. Tissue fluorescence was excited by a nitrogen laser using a quartz optical fiber placed in gentle contact with the area of interest. The laser-induced autofluorescence spectrum was recorded using an intensified optical multichannel analyzer system. Spectra were corrected for the spectral response of the optical system, and the ratios of laser-induced autofluorescence intensities (I) at 385 and 455 nm. (I385/I455) were determined. We had previously established this ratio as a diagnostic algorithm. We included only suspicious bladder lesions (erythematous, edematous, raised and so forth) that were difficult to diagnose by cystoscopy as well as areas from which random biopsies were obtained. The fluorescence ratio algorithm was applied to 130 bladder areas. RESULTS: Of the 130 biopsies obtained during routine cystoscopy 107 (82%) were nonmalignant by histological classification. In contrast, because laser-induced autofluorescence effectively guides biopsies towards malignant lesions, only 30 biopsies (72% fewer) would have been obtained from nonmalignant tissue if the fluorescence ratio that identifies 95% of malignant lesions (95th percentile) had been selected as the decision criterion during standard cystoscopy. CONCLUSIONS: By guiding the surgeon to suspicious lesions that are most likely to be malignant, laser-induced autofluorescence substantially decreases the number of biopsies obtained from nonmalignant tissue during cystoscopy to diagnose bladder carcinoma.


Subject(s)
Biopsy/methods , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/pathology , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Algorithms , Cystitis/pathology , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Female , Humans , Lasers , Male , Middle Aged , Spectrometry, Fluorescence
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Urology ; 51(2): 342-5, 1998 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9495726

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: To assess the diagnostic potential of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy for the detection of bladder carcinoma during cystoscopy. Our hypothesis is that neovasculature in neoplastic (dysplastic and malignant) regions will lead to a blood absorption "signature" that is different from that of normal tissue. METHODS: Diffuse reflectance measurements have been performed in 14 patients undergoing mucosal biopsies or transurethral resection of a bladder tumor. A quartz optical fiber was advanced through the working channel of a cystoscope and placed in gentle contact with the bladder surface. A standard cystoscopy xenon light source was used for illumination and the reflectance spectra were recorded using an optical multichannel analyzer (OMA) system. From the spectra, the relative concentrations of hemoglobin (Hb), oxyhemoglobin (HbO2), oxygen saturation (HbO2%), and the total amount of blood (arbitrary units) were calculated to assess their usefulness in differentiating between neoplastic and benign bladder areas. RESULTS: The spectra of 26 bladder areas (9 malignant areas including 4 carcinomata in situ, 2 dysplastic lesions, and 15 benign areas) have been analyzed. Only the total amount of blood was a useful parameter for the differentiation between neoplastic and benign bladder areas. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of this method for neoplastic tissue were found to be 91%, 60%, 63%, and 90%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The measurement of diffuse reflectance is a fast, simple, and noninvasive method which allows in vivo determination of bladder blood perfusion. The total blood concentration was increased in neoplastic bladder tissue, making it a tool for tissue diagnosis. The relatively low specificity is a result of inflammatory areas also exhibiting an increased total blood concentration. This pilot study encourages further studies to assess the usefulness of reflectance measurements for enhanced detection of bladder cancer.


Subject(s)
Cystoscopy , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/pathology , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Humans , Middle Aged
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