Clinical multi-colour fluorescence imaging of malignant tumours - Initial experience

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 2-9

  Svanberg, K ^a,b   Wang, I ^a,b   Colleen, S ^a,b   Idvall, I ^a,b   Ingvar, C ^a,b   Rydell, R ^a,b   Jocham, D ^f   Diddens, H ^f   Bown, S ^c   Gregory, G ^c   Montan S ^d   Andersson Engels, S ^a,e   Svanberg, S ^a,b,e  

^a Lund University   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c National Medical Laser Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d Spectraphos AB   (Sweden)

^e LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^f University Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Neoplasms, radiography; Sensitising agents; Technology, fluorescence imaging

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HEMATOPORPHYRIN;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; REVIEW;

ADULT; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HEMATOPORPHYRINS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031602919     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841859809172141     Document Type: Article

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