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Review
. 2018 May 1;153(5):487-488.
doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.5928.

Near-Infrared Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Christopher S Digesu  1 , Kathleen D Weiss  1 , Yolonda L Colson  1
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Review

Near-Infrared Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Christopher S Digesu et al. JAMA Surg. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Novadaq Technologies Inc loaned us the near-infrared imaging system and initially donated the indocyanine green dye that was used in our pilot Navigational Bronchoscopy–Guided Sentinel Lymph Node trial. There has been no data preview or monetary sponsorship for this collaboration.

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Navigational Bronchoscopy–Guided Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
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