Title: | Detecting recurrent head and neck cancer using electronic nose technology: A feasibility study |
Author(s): | van de Goor R; Hardy JCA; van Hooren MRA; Kremer B; Kross KW; |
Address: | "Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1097-0347 (Electronic) 1043-3074 (Print) 1043-3074 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "BACKGROUND: The aim of this feasibility study was to assess the diagnostic performance of an electronic nose (e-nose) as a noninvasive diagnostic tool in detecting locoregional recurrent and/or second (or third) primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) after curative treatment. METHODS: Using an e-nose (Aeonose, The eNose Company, Zutphen, The Netherlands), breath samples were collected from patients after curative treatment of an HNSCC with a locoregional recurrence or second (or third) primary tumor (N = 20) and from patients without evidence of recurrent disease (N = 20). Analyses were performed utilizing artificial neural networking based on patterns of volatile organic compounds. RESULTS: A diagnostic accuracy of 83% was observed in differentiating follow-up patients with locoregional recurrent or second (or third) primary HNSCC from those without evidence of disease. CONCLUSION: This study has demonstrated the feasibility of using an e-nose to detect locoregional recurrent and/or second (or third) primary HNSCC" |
Keywords: | "Aged Breath Tests Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*diagnosis *Electronic Nose Feasibility Studies Female Head and Neck Neoplasms/*diagnosis Humans Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/*diagnosis Neoplasms, Second Primary/diagnosis Netherlands Neural Netwo;" |
Notes: | "Medlinevan de Goor, Rens M G E Hardy, Joey C A van Hooren, Michel R A Kremer, Bernd Kross, Kenneth W eng 2019/04/24 Head Neck. 2019 Sep; 41(9):2983-2990. doi: 10.1002/hed.25787. Epub 2019 Apr 23" |