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01-11-2015 | Letter to the editor - Neurosurgical Techniques

Poor man-rich man fluorescence. Is this really the problem?

Authors: Alexander Brawanski, Francesco Acerbi, Peter Nakaji, Aaron Cohen-Gadol, Karl-Michael Schebesch

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 11/2015

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With some astonishment we have read Walter Stummer’s [13] recent letter to the editor in which he plainly accuses the users of fluorescein sodium (FL) of thoughtlessness and insinuates unscientific use of this dye. We also feel the discussion on the fluorescence technique for tumor resection stimulating and interesting; however, we believe that opinions should be disentangled from facts and the discussion of this topic should be brought back onto the scientific track. …

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Title: Poor man-rich man fluorescence. Is this really the problem?
Authors: Alexander Brawanski
Francesco Acerbi
Peter Nakaji
Aaron Cohen-Gadol
Karl-Michael Schebesch
Publication date: 01-11-2015
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 11/2015
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-015-2553-y

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