8 5-Aminolevulinic Acid and Indocyanine Green: Fluorescence-Guided Resection of Spinal Cord Intramedullary Tumors Toshiki Endo, Tomoo Inoue, and Teiji Tominaga AbstractDuring surgery for intramedullary spinal cord tumors, it is important…
16 Fluorescence-Guided Surgery, Intraoperative Imaging, and Brain Mapping (iMRI, DTI, and Cortical Mapping) Jan Coburger and Philippe Schucht AbstractIntraoperative MRI (iMRI) and intraoperative mapping/monitoring (IOM) have synergistic effects on fluorescence-guided…
12 Second Window Indocyanine Green: Near-Infrared Optical Contrast for Intraoperative Identification of Brain Tumors Ryan D. Zeh, Ryan D. Salinas, Sunil Singhal, and John Y.K. Lee AbstractWhile indocyanine green (ICG),…
18 Indocyanine Green and Cerebral Aneurysms David Bervini and Andreas Raabe AbstractWhen performing aneurysm clipping, the surgeon has to ensure that the aneurysm is completely obliterated and the parent, branching,…
13 Cancer-Targeted Alkylphosphocholine Analogs for Intraoperative Visualization Ray R. Zhang, Paul A. Clark, Jamey P. Weichert, and John S. Kuo AbstractWithin the last decade, several clinical trials pairing targeted fluorophores…
14 Tozuleristide Fluorescence-Guided Surgery of Brain Tumors Harish Babu, Dennis M. Miller, Julia E. Parrish-Novak, David Scott Kittle, Pramod Butte, and Adam N. Mamelak AbstractTozuleristide is a near-infrared (NIR) tumor-targeting…
19 Indocyanine Green Videoangiography and Arteriovenous Malformations Justin R. Mascitelli, Jan-Karl Burkhardt, and Michael T. Lawton AbstractIndocyanine green videoangiography (ICG-VA) is a useful intraoperative tool for outlining the anatomy and…
17 Raman Spectroscopy and Brain Tumors Todd C. Hollon, Steven N. Kalkanis, and Daniel A. Orringer AbstractLabel-free imaging techniques rely on the intrinsic biochemical properties of tissues to generate image…
20 Indocyanine Green and Cerebral Revascularization Lars Wessels, Nils Hecht, and Peter Vajkoczy AbstractMaintenance of cerebral blood flow is essential to prevent cerebral ischemia. In 10% of ischemic stroke patients,…
15 Confocal Endomicroscopy Christina E. Sarris and Nader Sanai AbstractFluorescence image-guided surgery is rapidly demonstrating its ability to improve brain tumor resections. However, there are still a number of limitations…
