Digitizing and standardizing communication between surgical and pathology teams to improve workflow efficiency, spatial accuracy, clinical documentation, in cancer surgery

In head and neck surgery, frozen section specimens and surgical defects are captured using 3D scanning and visualized within the platform. Surgeons and pathologists can review annotated margin findings in real time, enabling a shared and precise understanding of intraoperative results.

The system automatically captures and organizes key procedural data, reducing manual documentation and minimizing the risk of miscommunication between teams.

Designed to integrate with existing operating room and pathology workflows, MarginView3D enables scalable deployment across multiple surgical specialties.

Some Selected Publications

  1. Frozen Section Analysis in Head and Neck Surgical Pathology: A Narrative Review of the Past, Present, and Future of Intraoperative Pathologic Consultation.
    Urken ML, Yun J,Saturno MP, Greenberg LA, Chai RL, Sharif K, Brandwein-Weber M.   Oral Oncology 2023 Aug;143:106445.
  2. Identifying and closing information gaps in head and neck cancer surgery.
    Comess SR, Joseph JK, Yoon M, Sayeed S, Borkhetaria P, Stanisce L, Brandwein-Weber M, Karasick M, Urken ML.   Seminars in Oncology 2025 Aug;52(4)
  3. Utilizing 3D head and neck specimen scanning for intraoperative margin discussions: Proof of concept of our novel approach.
    Saturno MP, Brandwein-Weber M, Greenberg L, Silberzweig A, Buchbinder D, Dowling EM, Khan MN, Chai R,Urken ML.   Head and Neck 2023 Jan;45(1)
  4. Frozen Section Timeout: Pilot Study to Reconcile Margins Using 3D Resected Specimen and Defect Scans.
    Kapustin DA, Yun J, Su V, Rubin SJ, Modica I, Chung D, Fan J, Khan MN, Chai RL, Karasick M, Doyle S, Brandwein-Weber M, Urken ML.   Laryngoscope 2024 Feb;134(2)
  5. Improving Interdisciplinary Communication and Pathology Reporting for Head and Neck Cancer Resections: 3D Visualizations and Margin Reconciliation.
    Yun J, Kapustin D, Joseph J, Su V, Ramirez RJ, Khan MN, Chai R, Karasick M, Wiedmer C, Brandwein-Weber M, Urken ML.   Head and Neck Pathology 2024 Aug 17;18(1)
  6. Advancing Surgical Pathology Reporting in Head and Neck Cancer through 3D Visualization, Dynamic Documentation, and Optimized Communication.
    Comess SR, Joseph JK, Stanisce L, Brandwein-Weber M, Karasick M, Urken ML.   Journal of Visualized Experiments 2025 Sep 9;(223)
  7. MarginView3D: A Novel Software Enabling Comprehensive Three-Dimensional Surgical Pathology Documentation for Improved Intra- and Postoperative Cancer Care.
    Karasick M, Joseph JK, Yoon M, Comess SR, Sayeed S, Borkhetaria P, Stanisce L, Brandwein-Weber M, Urken ML.   Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025 Jul 5;32(12)
  8. Intraoperative three-dimensional scanning of head and neck surgical defects: Enhanced communication and documentation of harvested supplemental margins.
    Yun J, Su V, Kapustin D, Rubin SJ, Brandwein-Weber M, Khan MN, Chai R, Doyle S, Karasick M, Urken ML.   Head and Neck 2023 Oct;45(10)