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Podcast: Clinician's Roundtable
Episode: Using FTIR to Support Accurate Tissue Assessment in Colorectal Surgery
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Host: Ashley Baker, MSN, PMHNP
Guest: Heather Allen, PhD
Guest: Ran Li, PhD
Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is emerging as a powerful tool for distinguishing cancerous from noncancerous tissue during colorectal cancer surgery. In a recent study, Drs. Heather Allen and Ran Li leveraged a broad dataset from multiple sources to identify and validate biomarkers—most notably B1—that demonstrated strong correlation with standard pathology. Hear Drs. Allen and Li walk through their study and the implications of its findings with Ashley Baker. Dr. Allen is a Full Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Bioc...