Fluorescence-Guided Resection of Malignant Glioma with 5-ALA

Malignant gliomas are extremely difficult to treat with no specific curative treatment. On the other hand, photodynamic medicine represents a promising technique for neurosurgeons in the treatment of malignant glioma. The resection rate of malignant glioma has increased from 40% to 80% owing to 5-am...

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Main Authors: Sadahiro Kaneko, Sadao Kaneko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biomedical Imaging
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6135293