Fluorescence lymphography

Summary

The fluorescent dye indocyanine green, used with an infrared camera, enables us to assess lymphatic drainage, discover sentinel nodes, assess functional lymphatics with new surgical techniques, and to determine the effectiveness of old and new methods of treatment.

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Keywords

Indocyanine green (ICG) - photodynamic eye (PDE) - fluorescence lymphography - monitoring lymph therapies

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