Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 297-306 , December 2011

Prospective evaluation of 110 patients following ultrasound-guided photodynamic therapy for deep seated pathologies

  • Waseem Jerjes, MBBS PhD

      Affiliations

    • UCLH Head and Neck Centre, London, United Kingdom
    • Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom
    • National Medical Laser Centre, Department of Surgery, University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: UCLH Head and Neck Centre, London, United Kingdom.
    • ,
  • Tahwinder Upile

      Affiliations

    • UCLH Head and Neck Centre, London, United Kingdom
    • National Medical Laser Centre, Department of Surgery, University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom
    • Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Charles Alexander Mosse

      Affiliations

    • National Medical Laser Centre, Department of Surgery, University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Zaid Hamdoon

      Affiliations

    • UCLH Head and Neck Centre, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Mira Morcos

      Affiliations

    • UCLH Head and Neck Centre, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Simon Morley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Interventional Radiology, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Colin Hopper

      Affiliations

    • UCLH Head and Neck Centre, London, United Kingdom
    • Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom
    • National Medical Laser Centre, Department of Surgery, University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom

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PII: S1572-1000(11)00419-4

doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2011.08.002

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 297-306 , December 2011

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