Introduction Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a two-step treatment involving the
administration of a photosensitive agent followed by its activation at a specific light …

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults.
Regardless of ideal multidisciplinary treatment, including maximal surgical resection …

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary intracranial neoplasia, and is
characterized by its extremely poor prognosis. Despite maximum surgery, chemotherapy …

Fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) allows surgeons to have improved visualization of
tumor tissue in the operating room, enabling maximal safe resection of malignant brain …

Molecular image-guided surgery has the potential for translating the tools of molecular
pathology to real-time guidance in surgery. As a whole, there are incredibly positive …

Polymethine cyanine dyes have been widely recognized as promising chemical tools for a
range of life science and biomedical applications, such as fluorescent staining of DNA and …

Glioblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults. The current management
relies on surgical resection and adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Despite …

To aid surgeons in more complete and safe resection of brain tumors, adjuvant technologies
have been developed to improve visualization of target tissue. Fluorescence-guided surgery …

Simple Summary Complete surgical removal of high-grade gliomas (HGG) is known to
increase the overall survival and progression-free survival. Several studies have shown that …

Bioimaging enables the visualisation of biological processes at the microscopic and
macroscopic levels, finding applications from cellular tracking to whole body scanning for …