Development of surgical confocal scanning microscope for intra-operative imaging of brain tumors using near infrared fluorescence: Technical note

Neurological Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 533-536

  Sakatani, K ^a   Kashiwasake Jibu, M ^a   Terada, H ^a   Zuo, H ^a  

^a CHINA JAPAN FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Confocal scanning microscope; Fluorescence; Indocyanine Green; Less invasive surgery; Near infrared light

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE DISPLAY; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 0033866478     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.2000.11740714     Document Type: Article

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