Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 19-27 , March 2009

The optimization of fluorescence imaging of brain tumor tissue differentiated from brain edema—In vivo kinetic study of 5-aminolevulinic acid and talaporfin sodium

  • Takao Tsurubuchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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  • Alexander Zoboronok

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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  • Tetsuya Yamamoto, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 29 853 3220; fax: +81 29 853 3214.
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  • Kei Nakai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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  • Fumiyo Yoshida

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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  • Makoto Shirakawa

      Affiliations

    • 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, #305-8575, Japan
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  • Masahide Matsuda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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  • Akira Matsumura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan

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PII: S1572-1000(09)00032-5

doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2009.03.005

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 19-27 , March 2009