How Reliable Is Fluorescence-Guided Surgery in Low-Grade Gliomas? A Systematic Review Concerning Different Fluorophores.
Andrea BianconiMarta BonadaPietro ZeppaStefano ColonnaFulvio TartaraAntonio MelcarneDiego GarbossaFabio CofanoPublished in: Cancers (2023)
The current evidence does not support the routine use of 5-aminolevulinic acid or sodium fluorescein with a standard operating microscope because of the low fluorescence rates. New molecules, including tozuleristide, and new techniques for fluorescence detection have shown promising results; however, their use still needs to be clinically validated on a large scale.