There is growing interest in using fluorescence imaging instruments to guide surgery, and
the leading options for open-field imaging are reviewed here. While the clinical fluorescence …

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 …

Background Recently major developments in video imaging have been achieved: among
these, the use of high definition and 3D imaging systems, and more recently indocyanine …

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 …

The field of biomedical optics has matured rapidly over the last decade and is poised to
make a significant impact on patient care. In particular, wide-field (typically> 5 cm), planar …

Background: Intraoperative vascular imaging can assist assessment of mastectomy skin flap
perfusion to predict areas of necrosis. No head-to-head study has compared modalities such …

The Japanese Circulation Society (JCS) published the “Guidelines for elective percutaneous
coronary intervention [PCI] in patients with stable coronary disease” in 2000. In 2006 …

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate laser-assisted fluorescent-dye angiography
(LAA) to assess perfusion in the gastric graft and to correlate perfusion with subsequent …

Background: Immediate breast reconstruction results in a superior cosmetic outcome.
However, immediate breast reconstruction using both prosthetic and autologous techniques …

Indocyanine green (ICG) is a cyanine compound that displays fluorescent properties in the
near infrared region. This dye is employed for numerous indications but nowadays its major …