Intraoperative use of LIGHTVISION: a novel fluorescence navigation system using indocyanine green for sentinel lymph node biopsy in skin cancer patients

Fluorescence visualization for cancer DETECTION: EXPERIENCE and perspectives

“…The use of a new fluorescent navigation system LIGHTVISION, ICG used for biopsy of the sentinel lymph node in patients with skin cancer, is described in work [ 16 ]. LIGHTVISION is a device that comprises a NIR camera with a telescopic arm and a high-resolution monitor.…”

“…Three patients underwent lymphoscintigraphy via intradermal injection of technetium-99-tin colloid around the primary tumour, the day before surgery. One patient did not receive a radioisotope colloid injection [ [16] , [17] , [18] , [19] ]. In Fig.…”

“…In Fig. 4 [ 16 ], after a skin incision over the marked area, nodes are visible, painted in blue; radioactive nodes with an accumulation of radioisotope exceeding a tenth of the maximum value determined by the intraoperative gamma probe; and ICG fluorescent nodes. In total, nine SLNs were detected and excised.…”

“…4 Intraoperative use of LIGHTVISION for detection of sentinel nodes. C) The NIR fluorescent image, visible image, and visible + NIR fluorescent fusion image (right panel); red arrowhead: fluorescent external iliac SLN; yellow arrowheads: solitary and aggregated lymphatics + D, E. Fluorescent pelvic SLN (red arrowhead) and lymphatics (yellow arrowheads) are displayed in blue (D) and white (E) [ 16 ]. (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the Web version of this article.)…”