Parathyroid identification by autofluorescence – preliminary report on five cases of surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism
Abstract Background Intra-operative identification of parathyroid glands is often a challenge for surgeons performing parathyroid or thyroid surgery. Parathyroid glands stimulated by near-infrared light emit autofluorescence, which allows their discrimination from all other tissues in the region, an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-019-0590-9 |