Experimental and clinical results of mTHPC (Foscan®)-mediated photodynamic therapy for malignant brain tumors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3247, Issue , 1998, Pages 40-45

  Kostron, Herwig ^a   Obwegeser, Alois ^a   Jakober, Rosanna ^a   Zimmermann, Andreas ^a   Rueck, Angelika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Cerebral metastasis; Glioblastoma multiforme; mTHPC; Photodynamic treatment

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DYE LASERS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

BRAIN TUMOR;

PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

EID: 0032223867     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.308144     Document Type: Conference Paper

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