title: Clinical use of near-infrared fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green in thoracic surgery: a literature review.
abstract: Invisible near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green (ICG) has advantage in detecting for certain anatomy. The method is currently used in some types of surgery, such as sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping, intraoperative solid tumor identification, and organ perfusion assessment. However, the literature of clinical application in thoracic surgery is lacking. This paper presents the advantages, current applications and potential developments of NIR fluorescence imaging with ICG in thoracic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Collage of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chien-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Collage of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yin-Kai
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Collage of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yun-Hen
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Collage of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Tsung
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Collage of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wei-Hsun
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Collage of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ching-Yang
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Collage of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Ju
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Collage of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yi-Cheng
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Chiayi, Chiayi, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hui-Ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: Indocyanine green (ICG); fluorescence; thoracic surgery