Clinical association between intraoperative ICG fluorescence imaging pattern, preoperative Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI findings and histological differentiation in hepatocellular carcinoma

We aimed to evaluate the association between the intraoperative indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging (FI) pattern, preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings using gadolinium ethoxybenzyl diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA), preoperative diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) of MRI and histological differentiation of HCC.

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Efficacy of indocyanine green systemic administration for bile leak detection after hepatectomy: a protocol for a prospective single-arm clinical trial with a historical control group

Bile leakage (BL) after hepatectomy cannot always be detected with conventional methods; moreover, BL cannot be completely prevented. Recently, navigation procedures with indocyanine green (ICG) have been reported. Furthermore, we previously reported the possibility of detecting BLs with high sensitivity during hepatectomy by administering ICG into the bloodstream, which is quickly excreted in the bile.

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