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Review
. 2016 Oct;4(20):392.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.10.70.

Advances in fluorescent-image guided surgery

Mark J Landau  1 , Daniel J Gould  1 , Ketan M Patel  1
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Review

Advances in fluorescent-image guided surgery

Mark J Landau et al. Ann Transl Med. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

Fluorescence imaging is increasingly gaining intraoperative applications. Here, we highlight a few recent advances in the surgical use of fluorescent probes.

Keywords: Fluorescent probes; lymphedema; robotic surgical procedures; staining and labeling; surgery; tumor imaging.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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