The Evolution of Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
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Published on: September 19, 2014
Stan Van Keulen1, Marisa Hom2, Haley White2
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Pathology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
There has been continual development of fluorescent agents, imaging systems, and their applications over the past several decades. With the recent FDA approvals of 5-aminolevulinic acid, hexaminolevulinate, and pafolacianine, much of the potential that fluorescence offers for image-guided oncologic surgery is now being actualized. In this article, we review the evolution of fluorescence-guided surgery, highlight the milestones which have contributed to successful clinical translation, and examine the future of targeted fluorescence imaging.
