Near-infrared (NIR) imaging has become an important minimally invasive, surgical and preclinical tool. This is so because light in the 650–900 nm window traverses tissue more effectively than light in the visible range, and also because less autofluorescence occurs in this region. Ultimately, the goal for NIR imaging is to use multiple fluorescent probes in the same way as multicolor imaging (fluorescent intravital livemicroscopy, FILM),toreport ona variety of anatomic, physiologic, or molecular events during real-time surgical intervention.
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10.1007/s00268-010-0728-5
Abstract
"Near-infrared (NIR) imaging has become an important minimally invasive, surgical and preclinical tool. This is so because light in the 650–900 nm window traverses tissue more effectively than light in the visible range, and also because less autofluorescence occurs in this region. Ultimately, the goal for NIR imaging is to use multiple fluorescent probes in the same way as multicolor imaging (fluorescent intravital livemicroscopy, FILM),toreport ona variety of anatomic, physiologic, or molecular events during real-time surgical intervention."
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Figueiredo, J. L., Nahrendorf, M., Vinegoni, C., & Weissleder#, R. (2011). Intraoperative Near-infrared Fluorescent Cholangiography (NIRFC) in Mouse Models of Bile Duct Injury: Reply. World Journal of Surgery, 35(3), 694–695. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-010-0728-5
Figueiredo, J. L., Nahrendorf, M., Vinegoni, C., & Weissleder#, R. (2011). Intraoperative Near-infrared Fluorescent Cholangiography (NIRFC) in Mouse Models of Bile Duct Injury: Reply. World Journal of Surgery, 35(3), 694–695. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-010-0728-5