The use of near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green (ICG) has gained popularity in many fields in adult surgery, such as sentinel lymph node mapping, intra-operative solid tumor identification, and organ perfusion assessment. However, the clinical application of ICG in pediatric surgery is just at the beginning. This review paper presents the advantages, current applications and potential developments of NIR fluorescence imaging with ICG in our field.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31243546

Recommended Posts

Lymphatic Mapping with Multi-Lymphosome Indocyanine Green Lymphography in Legs with Lymphedema
Effect of visceral obesity on outcomes of fluorescence-guided lymphadenectomy during laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: Post hoc analysis of a randomized phase 3 trial
Technique and Expected Benefit of Intraoperative Perfusion Imaging of Peripheral Nerves
Intraoperative imaging of residual ovarian cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy using indocyanine green