ReviewJournal of surgical oncology2011
The clinical use of indocyanine green as a near-infrared fluorescent contrast agent for image-guided oncologic surgery.
Review in Journal of surgical oncology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 391 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Evaluation, for Patients Requiring a Liver Cancer Surgery, of the Use of Fluorescence Imaging Device: Faisability and Efficiency of Lesional and/or Anatomical Marking
Identification of Complete Lymph Node Removal by Application of Near Infrared Fluorescence Imaging in Laparoscopic and Robotic Gastrectomy
Study of Parameters of Infracyanine Angiography as Diagnostic Tool of Critical Limb Ischemia
Who cites it
391 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 795 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Role of Near-Infrared Fluorescence with Indocyanine Green in Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: Results from an Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Controlled Studies.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluating Variations in Indocyanine Green Administration and Its Impact on Nodal Yield in Oesophagogastric Cancer Surgery.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of indocyanine green fluorescence for the identification of non-palpable breast tumours: systematic review.BJS open · 2023Pooled it
- Indocyanine green fluorescence imaging for evaluating blood flow in the reconstructed conduit after esophageal cancer surgery.Surgery today · 2022Pooled it
- Meta-analysis Comparing Fluorescence Imaging with Radioisotope and Blue Dye-Guided Sentinel Node Identification for Breast Cancer Surgery.Annals of surgical oncology · 2021Pooled it
- Utility of Intraoperative Fluorescence Imaging in Gynecologic Surgery: Systematic Review and Consensus Statement.Annals of surgical oncology · 2021Pooled it
- Defining indocyanine green fluorescence to assess anastomotic perfusion during gastrointestinal surgery: systematic review.BJS open · 2021Pooled it
- Intraoperative fluorescence diagnosis in the brain: a systematic review and suggestions for future standards on reporting diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility.Acta neurochirurgica · 2019Pooled it
- Comparative analysis of indocyanine green dosages for optimal fluorescence imaging in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Indocyanine green for radical lymph node dissection in patients with sigmoid and rectal cancer: randomized clinical trial.BJS open · 2022Trial
- A zwitterionic near-infrared fluorophore for real-time ureter identification during laparoscopic abdominopelvic surgery.Nature communications · 2019Trial
- A compact, wireless fluorimeter system for continuous, real-time monitoring of tissue perfusion via in vivo fluorescence signals.Science advances · 2026Article
- Patient's weight-based indocyanine green dose for fluorescence angiography with led imaging system in left-sided colorectal resections.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Real-time near-infrared fluorescence-guided identification of the hypogastric nerve during robot-assisted nerve-sparing surgery for deep endometriosis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Global research trends and thematic evolution in fluorescence-guided robot-assisted urologic surgery: a bibliometric and visualized study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Guiding role of indocyanine green fluorescence lymphography compared to standard techniques in lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer during minimally invasive surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Updates in surgery · 2026Review
- Comparison of Fluorescent Probes for IDH-Wildtype Glioblastoma, Metastatic Brain Tumors, and PCNSL: A Biomechanical Perspective.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Clinical Value of Fluorescent Lymphography with Indocyanine Green During Robotic Surgery for Gastric Cancer in Guided Lymph Node Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- Covalent conjugation of TLR9 agonists to phospholipids enhances mRNA-LNP delivery efficiency and dendritic cell cross-priming.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Article
- Near-Infrared Fluorescence Guidance With Indocyanine Green in Adrenal-Sparing Surgery: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2026Review
331 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
Abstract
Optical imaging using near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence provides new prospects for general and oncologic surgery. ICG is currently utilised in NIR fluorescence cancer-related surgery for three indications: sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping, intraoperative identification of solid tumours, and angiography during reconstructive surgery. Therefore, understanding its advantages and limitations is of significant importance. Although non-targeted and non-conjugatable, ICG appears to be laying the foundation for more widespread use of NIR fluorescence-guided surgery.
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