title: A method for voltage measurements of cancerous vs non-cancerous omentum.
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.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vitharana
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gorgy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paterson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cunnea
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gabra
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fotopoulou
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Boutelle
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Drakakis
mesh_terms: D004566:Electrodes; D004568:Electrodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009852:Omentum / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*