Fluorescence guidance improves the accuracy of radiological imaging-guided surgical navigation.

Eric R HendersonKendra A HebertPaul M WerthSamuel S StreeterEben L RosenthalKeith D PaulsenBrian W PogueKimberley S Samkoe

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2022)

At present, imaging-based navigation has limited application in guiding soft-tissue tumor operations due to its inability to compensate for positional changes during surgery. This study indicates that fluorescence guidance enhances the accuracy of imaging-based navigation and may be best viewed as a synergistic technology, rather than a competing one.

Keyphrases

high resolution
soft tissue
fluorescence imaging
energy transfer
mass spectrometry
acute coronary syndrome
photodynamic therapy
surgical site infection