Fluorescence image-guided surgery of brain tumors: Explained step-by-step

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 260-263

  Eljamel, M Sam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALA; Brain; Fluorescence; PDT; Photodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CARMUSTINE; GADOLINIUM; PHOTOFRIN; TEMOPORFIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLUORESCENCE GUIDED RESECTION; FLUORESCENCE IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 60949101285     PISSN: 15721000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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