A method for voltage measurements of cancerous vs non-cancerous omentum

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2015:2015:7514-7. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2015.7320130.

Abstract

This paper presents and elaborates upon the practicalities of a method which enables the recording of voltage measurements from omental tissue in patients with advanced ovarian cancer. The key components of the proposed low-cost experimental setup are a tungsten electrode, a Ag/AgCl reference electrode and an instrumentation amplifier. Intriguingly, potential difference recordings between cancerous omentum and tissue culture media and between non-cancerous omentum and media, differ for tissue samples coming from the same patient. Further studies are warranted to assess the potential prognostic value of voltage measurements in cancerous tissue.

MeSH terms

  • Electrodes
  • Electrodiagnosis / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Omentum / physiopathology*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / physiopathology*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / physiopathology*