Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are tailor-made chemical receptors that recognize
and bind target molecules with a high affinity and selectivity. MIPs came into the spotlight in …

Paradigm shifts in surgery arise when surgeons are empowered to perform surgery faster,
better and less expensively than current standards. Optical imaging that exploits invisible …

The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the recent surgical intraoperational
applications of indocyanine green fluorescence imaging methods, the basics of the …

Optical imaging using near‐infrared (NIR) fluorescence provides new prospects for general
and oncologic surgery. ICG is currently utilised in NIR fluorescence cancer‐related surgery …

Cancer is a major threat to human health. Diagnosis and treatment using precision medicine
is expected to be an effective method for preventing the initiation and progression of cancer …

Importance Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping agents approved for current surgical
practice lack sufficient brightness and target specificity for high-contrast, sensitive nodal …

Near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) molecular imaging holds great promise as a new “point-of-
care” medical imaging modality that can potentially provide the sensitivity of nuclear …

Background In the past decade, there has been a major drive towards clinical translation of
optical and, in particular, fluorescence imaging in surgery. In surgical oncology, radical …

The purpose of this study was to compare the lymphoscintigraphic drainage patterns of a
hybrid sentinel node tracer consisting of the fluorescent dye indocyanine green (ICG) and …

Early diagnosis and treatment of melanoma are essential to minimizing morbidity and
mortality. The presence of lymph node metastases is a vital prognostic predictor, and …