Selective gastrointestinal uptake of ALA and its benefits for laserlight induced fluorescence diagnostics (LIFD) and photodynamic therapy (PDT)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3192, Issue , 1997, Pages 269-273

  Preßmar, Jochen ^a   Stern, J ^a   Bohm J ^a   Kohl, B ^a   Gahlen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ALA; Cancer; Gastrointestinal tract; LIFD; PBG; PDT; Photosensibilisation; Protoporphyrin IX; Resorption

Indexed keywords

COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; FLUORESCENCE; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; TUMORS;

LASERLIGHT INDUCED FLUORESCENCE DIAGNOSTICS (LIFD);

LASER DIAGNOSTICS;

EID: 0005394541     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.297850     Document Type: Conference Paper

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