Surgical resection of cancer remains an important treatment modality. Despite advances in
preoperative imaging, surgery itself is primarily guided by the surgeon's ability to locate …

Advances in diagnostic imaging have provided unprecedented opportunities to detect
diseases at early stages and with high reliability. Diagnostic imaging is also crucial to …

Near‐infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging is gaining clinical acceptance over the last years
and has been used for detection of lymph nodes, several tumor types, vital structures and …

Indocyanine green (ICG) is a near-infrared dye that has been used in the clinic for retinal
angiography, and defining cardiovascular and liver function for over 50 years. Recently …

Activatable theranostic nanomedicines involved in photothermal therapy (PTT) have
received constant attention as promising alternatives to traditional therapies in clinic …

Aims Anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery is a severe complication. One possible
cause of anastomotic leakage is insufficient vascular supply. The aim of this study was to …

Sonodynamic therapy (SDT), wherein sonosensitizers irradiated with ultrasound (US)
produce cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS), has garnered great attention as a …

Hypoxia, which frequently reduces the sensitivity to many therapeutic interventions,
including chemotherapy, radiotherapy and phototherapy, has been acknowledged as an …

Purpose Anastomotic leakage following gastrointestinal surgery remains a frequent and
serious complication associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Indocyanine green …

Introduction Colorectal anastomoses after anterior resection for cancer carry a high risk of
leakage. Different factors might influence the correct healing of anastomosis, but adequate …