Intraoperative photodynamic diagnosis of brain tumor using a purple semiconductor laser device for a PDD study

Japanese Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 647-649

  Utsuki, Satoshi ^a   Oka, Hidehiro ^b   Tanaka, Satoshi ^a   Iwamoto, Kazuhisa ^a   Fujii, Kiyotaka ^b  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aminolevulinic acid; Brain tumor; Fluorescence; Photodynamic diagnosis; Semiconductor laser

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; FIBER OPTICS; FLUORESCENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; IRRADIATION; LASER; LIGHT; PHOTODYNAMICS; SEMICONDUCTOR; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0041818186     PISSN: 0917950X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7887/jcns.12.647     Document Type: Article

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