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Baltussen, Elisabeth J.M. (author), Snaebjornsson, Petur (author), De Koning, Susan G.Brouwer (author), Sterenborg, Henricus J.C.M. (author), Aalbers, Arend G.J. (author), Kok, Niels (author), Beets, Geerard L. (author), Hendriks, B.H.W. (author), Kuhlmann, Koert F.D. (author), Ruers, Theo J.M. (author)Colorectal surgery is the standard treatment for patients with colorectal cancer. To overcome two of the main challenges, the circumferential resection margin and postoperative complications, real-time tissue assessment could be of great benefit during surgery. In this ex vivo study, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) was used to...journal article 2017
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Baltussen, E. J.M. (author), Brouwer de Koning, S. G. (author), Sanders, J. (author), Aalbers, A.G.J. (author), Kok, N. F.M. (author), Beets, G. L. (author), Hendriks, B.H.W. (author), Sterenborg, H. J.C.M. (author), Kuhlmann, K. F.D. (author), Ruers, T. J.M. (author)Background: In colorectal cancer surgery there is a delicate balance between complete removal of the tumor and sparing as much healthy tissue as possible. Especially in rectal cancer, intraoperative tissue recognition could be of great benefit in preventing positive resection margins and sparing as much healthy tissue as possible. To better...journal article 2019
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van der Stel, Stefan D. (author), Lai, Marco (author), Groen, Harald C. (author), Witteveen, Mark (author), Kuhlmann, Koert F.D. (author), Grotenhuis, Brechtje A. (author), Kok, Niels F.M. (author), van Gastel, Mark (author), Hendriks, B.H.W. (author), Ruers, Theo J.M. (author)Introduction: Anastomotic leakage after gastrointestinal surgery has a high impact on patient's quality of life and its origin is associated with inadequate perfusion. Imaging photoplethysmography (iPPG) is a noninvasive imaging technique that measures blood-volume changes in the microvascular tissue bed and detects changes in tissue...journal article 2023