Sentinel Node Biopsy for the Head and Neck Using Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography Combined with Indocyanine Green Fluorescence in Animal Models: A Feasibility Study.

Sentinel node navigation surgery is gaining popularity in oral cancer. We assessed application of sentinel lymph node navigation surgery to pharyngeal and laryngeal cancers by evaluating the combination of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography and indocyanine green fluorescence in animal models.This was...

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Main Authors: Yasunao Kogashiwa, Hiroyuki Sakurai, Yoshihiro Akimoto, Dai Sato, Tetsuya Ikeda, Yoshifumi Matsumoto, Yorihisa Moro, Toru Kimura, Yasuhiro Hamanoue, Takehiro Nakamura, Koichi Yamauchi, Koichiro Saito, Masashi Sugasawa, Naoyuki Kohno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4498775?pdf=render