Title :
A novel diagnostic endoscopy for gastrointestinal lesions using infrared fluorescence and indocyanine-green
Author :
Kimura, Tetsuo ; Muguruma, Naoki ; Ito, Susumu ; Yano, Hiromi ; Imoto, Yoshitaka ; Okamoto, Koichi ; Kaji, Masako ; Okamura, Seisuke
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Digestive & Cardiovascular Medicine, Univ. of Tokushima Graduate Sch., Japan
Abstract :
An infrared fluorescence endoscope (IRFE) was used to evaluate several kinds of gastrointestinal lesions under indocyanine-green (ICG) administration. It may be useful as a novel diagnostic procedure for vascular lesions occurring in the gastrointestinal tract.
Keywords :
blood vessels; endoscopes; fluorescence; proteins; diagnostic endoscopy; gastrointestinal lesions; indocyanine-green; infrared fluorescence; vascular lesions; Biomedical imaging; Cancer detection; Cardiology; Endoscopes; Esophagus; Fluorescence; Gastrointestinal tract; Indium tin oxide; Infrared detectors; Lesions;
Conference_Titel :
Biophotonics, 2004. APBP 2004. The Second Asian and Pacific Rim Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8676-0
DOI :
10.1109/APBP.2004.1412351
