Sequential Whole Bladder Photodynamic Therapy (WBPT) in the management of recurrent superficial bladder cancer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4156, Issue , 2001, Pages 212-217

  Nseyo, U O ^a   Lamm, D L ^a   Carpenter, C ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder Cancer; Photodynamic Therapy; PHOTOFRIN ; Photosensitizer; Sequential PDT

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTHERAPY; LASER DIAGNOSTICS; ONCOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; TUMORS;

WHOLE BLADDER PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY (WBPT);

PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

EID: 0035065388     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.413707     Document Type: Conference Paper

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