The clinical use of indocyanine green as a near‐infrared fluorescent contrast agent for image‐guided oncologic surgery

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 for three indications: sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping, intraoperative identification of solid tumours, and angiography during reconstructive surgery. Therefore, understanding its advantages and limitations is of significant importance. Although non‐targeted and non‐conjugatable, ICG appears to be laying the foundation for more widespread use of NIR fluorescence‐guided surgery. J. Surg. Oncol. 2011; 104:323–332. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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