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Ashutosh P Raman¹, Tanner J Zachem^2,3, Sarah Plumlee⁴

¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America.

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This study introduces a non-contact autofluorescence sensing device combined with machine learning to accurately differentiate sarcoma from healthy tissue. This innovation aids surgeons by providing rapid, intraoperative photonic diagnosis of ambiguous tissues.

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Area of Science:

Biomedical engineering
Optical spectroscopy
Machine learning in diagnostics

Background:

Manual resection of soft tissue sarcoma faces challenges in precisely determining tumor margins.
Current surgical tools have limitations, and standard risks include infection and poor tissue healing.
Non-contact biomedical sensing devices are being developed to address these surgical challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To implement and evaluate machine learning algorithms for diagnosing freshly resected murine tissue as sarcoma or healthy using autofluorescence spectroscopy.
To build upon a previously developed point-of-care autofluorescence sensing platform.
To automate photonic diagnosis for improved intraoperative sensing assistance.

Main Methods:

Utilized autofluorescence-based spectroscopic signatures to identify physiological differences between tumorous and healthy tissue.
Implemented classification algorithms: Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Support Vector Machine (SVM), Logistic Regression (LR), and K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN).
Applied these algorithms to diagnose freshly resected murine tissue samples.

Main Results:

Achieved classification accuracies exceeding 93% with Logistic Regression.
Attained Area Under the Curve (AUC) scores above 94% with Support Vector Machines.
Demonstrated the effectiveness of interpretable algorithms (LR, SVM) for physiological indicator linkage, unlike ANN.

Conclusions:

Machine learning interpretation of non-contact autofluorescence sensing data offers a viable method for sarcoma tissue diagnosis.
This approach provides a clear pathway for automated photonic diagnosis to assist surgeons.
The study represents the first known application of machine learning with non-contact autofluorescence sensing for sarcoma tissue, with direct intraoperative applications.