Invisible near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence-guided optical imaging has potential to help surgeons visualize head and neck cancer (HNC) in real time during surgery, according to an extensive review conducted at the Ohio State University, in Columbus.
The review of fluorescent dyes and optical systems used in image-guided surgery (Oral Oncol 2016;57:32-39, PMID: 21284051) noted that great advances have occurred in visualizing tumor extent and spread by using CT, MRI and PET scanning. However, there