Nerve-Highlighting Fluorescent Contrast Agents for Image-Guided Surgery
Nerve damage is the major morbidity of many surgeries, resulting in chronic pain, loss of function, or both. The sparing of nerves during surgical procedures is a vexing problem because surrounding tissue often obscures them. To date, systemically administered nerve-highlighting contrast agents that...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2011-03-01
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Series: | Molecular Imaging |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2310/7290.2010.00026 |