We present a novel pipeline for robust optical analysis of fresh human brain tissue. We capture fluorescence signal and characterize optical properties with high sensitivity and high spectral resolution. These in turn allow for quantitative analysis of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) accumulation in various types of tumor tissue. Our ex vivo protocol for tissue handling was designed to promote high-fidelity replication of in vivo conditions. The on-going consolidation of a fresh ex vivo quantitative dataset from a cohort of 20 patients plus a control cohort lays foundation for the development of imaging devices for intraoperative fluorescence guided resection.
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