Usefulness of fluorescence vascular imaging for evaluating splenic perfusion.

Yota KawasakiKosei MaemuraHiroshi KuraharaYuko MatakiSatoshi IinoMasahiko SakodaHiroyuki ShinchiShoji Natsugoe

Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2018)

We detected a close relationship between the fluorescence level of the spleen on intraoperative FVI-ICG and the post-operative perfusion status of the spleen among patients who underwent SPDP-W. Intraoperative FVI-ICG could help surgeons to safely preserve the spleen after SPDP-W.

Keyphrases

fluorescence imaging
single molecule
high resolution
contrast enhanced
energy transfer
patients undergoing
photodynamic therapy
magnetic resonance imaging
mass spectrometry
thoracic surgery