Clinical Application of Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging for Detection of Sentinel Node in Gastric Cancer Surgery~!2009-11-11~!2009-12-23~!2010-05-26~!

Abstract

The indocyanine green fluorescence imaging is a promising technique for sentinel node biopsy with advantages of dye-guided method, which is potentially safer, more convenient, and more cost-effective compared with the radioguided one. It could simplify the dye-guided method in both open and laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery, and possibly shortens the learning curve, which is one of the most crucial factors in the clinical application of SN concept.