Open AccessEvaluation to Differentiate between Tumor Lesions and the Parenchyma in Partial Nephrectomies for Renal Tumors Based on Quantitative Fluorescence Imaging Using Indocyanine Green Dye
Author(s) -
Norihito Soga,
Akihito Inoko,
Jun Furusawa,
Yuji Ogura
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1661-7657
pISSN - 1661-7649
DOI - 10.1159/000499289
Subject(s) - medicine , indocyanine green , nephrectomy , lesion , radiology , parenchyma , ex vivo , renal cell carcinoma , pathology , clear cell , nuclear medicine , kidney , in vivo , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Near-infrared fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green is a useful tool during partial nephrectomy. Because an accurate method for judging hasn't been established yet, the success rate may be slightly different and inconsistent.