Real-time navigation during hepatectomy using fusion indocyanine green-fluorescence imaging: protocol for a prospective cohort study

IntroductionIn-vivo fluorescence imaging techniques using indocyanine green (ICG) to identify liver tumours and hepatic segment boundaries have been recently developed. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of fusion ICG-fluorescence imaging for navigation during hepatectomy.Methods...

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Main Authors: Motofumi Tanaka, Masahiro Kido, Kaori Kuramitsu, Shohei Komatsu, Masahide Awazu, Hidetoshi Gon, Daisuke Tsugawa, Hirochika Toyama, Takumi Fukumoto, Sae Murakami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/8/e030233.full