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Published in: Medical Molecular Morphology 4/2018

01-12-2018 | Review

Clinical application of photodynamic medicine technology using light-emitting fluorescence imaging based on a specialized luminous source

Authors: Tsutomu Namikawa, Kazune Fujisawa, Eri Munekage, Jun Iwabu, Sunao Uemura, Shigehiro Tsujii, Hiromichi Maeda, Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Hideo Fukuhara, Keiji Inoue, Takayuki Sato, Michiya Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki

Published in: Medical Molecular Morphology | Issue 4/2018

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Abstract

The natural amino acid 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is a protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) precursor and a new-generation photosensitive substance that accumulates specifically in cancer cells. When indocyanine green (ICG) is irradiated with near-infrared (NIR) light, it shifts to a higher energy state and emits infrared light with a longer wavelength than the irradiated NIR light. Photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) using ALA and ICG-based NIR fluorescence imaging has emerged as a new diagnostic technique. Specifically, in laparoscopic examinations for serosa-invading advanced gastric cancer, peritoneal metastases could be detected by ALA-PDD, but not by conventional visible-light imaging. The HyperEye Medical System (HEMS) can visualize ICG fluorescence as color images simultaneously projected with visible light in real time. This ICG fluorescence method is widely applicable, including for intraoperative identification of sentinel lymph nodes, visualization of blood vessels in organ resection, and blood flow evaluation during surgery. Fluorescence navigation by ALA-PDD and NIR using ICG imaging provides good visualization and detection of the target lesions that is not possible with the naked eye. We propose that this technique should be used in fundamental research on the relationship among cellular dynamics, metabolic enzymes, and tumor tissues, and to evaluate clinical efficacy and safety in multicenter cooperative clinical trials.
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Metadata
Title
Clinical application of photodynamic medicine technology using light-emitting fluorescence imaging based on a specialized luminous source
Authors
Tsutomu Namikawa
Kazune Fujisawa
Eri Munekage
Jun Iwabu
Sunao Uemura
Shigehiro Tsujii
Hiromichi Maeda
Hiroyuki Kitagawa
Hideo Fukuhara
Keiji Inoue
Takayuki Sato
Michiya Kobayashi
Kazuhiro Hanazaki
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Medical Molecular Morphology / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 1860-1480
Electronic ISSN: 1860-1499
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00795-018-0190-2

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