Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology
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J. Cancer Res. Clin. Oncol. · Jan 2017
Liver tumor boundaries identified intraoperatively using real-time indocyanine green fluorescence imaging.
Clear delineation between tumors and normal tissues is ideal for real-time surgical navigation imaging. We investigated applying indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging navigation using an intraoperative administration method in liver resection. ⋯ ICG fluorescence imaging navigation is a promising, simple, and safe tool for routine real-time intraoperative imaging during hepatic resection and clinical exploration in hepatocellular carcinoma, enabling high sensibility for identifying liver resection margins and detecting tiny superficial tumors.