Photodynamic diagnosis in surgery for spinal ependymoma: Case illustration

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 380-

  Shimizu, Satoru ^a   Utsuki, Satoshi ^b   Sato, Kimitoshi ^b   Oka, Hidehiro ^b   Fujii, Kiyotaka ^b   Mii, Kimihiko ^b  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

5 aminolevulinic acid; Fluorescence chemonavigation; Intramedullary tumor

Indexed keywords

PROTOPORPHYRIN; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPENDYMOMA; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTODYNAMICS; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; SPECTROMETRY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; EPENDYMOMA; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33750727023     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2006.5.4.380     Document Type: Article

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