Application of a novel near infrared-fluorescence giant vesicle- and polymerasome-based tissue marker for endoscopic and laparoscopic navigation.

SIDF: A Novel Framework for Accurate Surgical Instrument Detection in Laparoscopic Video Frames

Background and Objectives: Identification of surgical instruments in laparoscopic video images has several biomedical applications. While several methods have been proposed for accurate detection of surgical instruments, the accuracy of these methods is still challenged high complexity of the laparoscopic video images. This paper introduces a Surgical Instrument Detection Framework (SIDF) for a...

Evaluation of Reflection Optical Imaging Characteristics Using Fluorescence with Near Infrared Wavelength at Different Depths of Tissue Equivalent Phantom

Sentinel node navigation surgery in patients with early gastric cancer.

Clinical application of sentinel node (SN) mapping in patients with early gastric cancer has been a controversial issue for years. However, a recent meta-analysis and a prospective multicenter trial of SN mapping for early gastric cancer have shown acceptable SN detection rates and accuracy of determination of lymph node status. A dual-tracer method that utilizes radioactive colloids and blue d...

A Novel Method for Measuring, Regardless of Image Distortion and Lens Varying Specifications in Endoscopic Treatment of Vesicoureteral Reflux

Turning on the lights: new technologies in optical diagnostics and therapeutics.

WHETHER coupling a light source to the first cystoscope or using a laser as a bladeless scalpel, a surgeon’s ability to harness light for surgical guidance and intervention is among the most important modern surgical innovations. In recent years optical diagnostics, particularly fluorescence imaging techniques, have emerged as a potentially important adjunct to standard white light endoscopic a...