mTHPC-mediated-photodynamic detection for fluorescence guided resection of brain tumors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3262, Issue , 1998, Pages 259-264

  Kostron, Herwig ^a   Zimmermann, Andreas ^a   Obwegeser, Alois ^a  

^a Dept of Neurosurgery and Physics ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; FGR; Fluorescence guided tumor resection; mTHPC; PDD; PDT; Photodynamic diagnosis; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC LAMPS; FLUORESCENCE; ONCOLOGY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TUMORS; XENON;

BRAIN MALIGNANCIES; BRAIN TUMORS; FLUORESCENCE GUIDED SURGERY; FLUORESCENCE GUIDED TUMOR RESECTION; FRAME GRABBER; MALIGNANT TISSUE; PHOTODYNAMIC DIAGNOSIS; XENON LAMP;

NEUROSURGERY;

EID: 0032225494     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.309486     Document Type: Conference Paper

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