ReviewJournal of surgical oncology2018
A practical guide for the use of indocyanine green and methylene blue in fluorescence-guided abdominal surgery.
Review in Journal of surgical oncology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06629415 (Intravenous Injection Versus Transhepatic Intracholecystic Injection of Indocyanine Green), which is not on this map. Cited by 146 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Intravenous Injection Versus Transhepatic Intracholecystic Injection of Indocyanine Green (ICG) to Outline Biliary Tree During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Who cites it
146 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Bimodal nanobody agents for cancer imaging and potential intraoperative guidance: a systematic review.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Pooled it
- 2023 WSES guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of iatrogenic urinary tract injuries (IUTIs) during emergency digestive surgery.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2023Guideline
- Indocyanine green fluorescence imaging for evaluating blood flow in the reconstructed conduit after esophageal cancer surgery.Surgery today · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Angiography on Anastomotic Leakage in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Propensity-Score-Matched Studies.Frontiers in surgery · 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
- Defining indocyanine green fluorescence to assess anastomotic perfusion during gastrointestinal surgery: systematic review.BJS open · 2021Pooled it
- [Indocyanine green fluorescence staining in liver surgery].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2020Pooled it
- Comparative Evaluation of Standard Cholangiography, Intravenous, and Intracholecystic Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Cholangiography During Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Results of a Three-Arm Randomized Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Trial
- Intravenous injection versus transhepatic intracholecystic injection of indocyanine green (ICG) to outline biliary tree during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.BMC surgery · 2024Trial
- ICG-Fluorescence Imaging for Margin Assessment During Minimally Invasive Colorectal Liver Metastasis Resection.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Indocyanine green for radical lymph node dissection in patients with sigmoid and rectal cancer: randomized clinical trial.BJS open · 2022Trial
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- Computer-assisted quantification and visualization of bowel perfusion using fluorescence-based enhanced reality in left-sided colonic resections.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Trial
- Remote computer-assisted analysis of ICG fluorescence signal for evaluation of small intestinal anastomotic perfusion: a blinded, randomized, experimental trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Trial
- A compact, wireless fluorimeter system for continuous, real-time monitoring of tissue perfusion via in vivo fluorescence signals.Science advances · 2026Article
- Incidence, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Costs Associated with Intraoperative Ureteral Injuries: Evidence from a German Claims Database.Advances in therapy · 2026Article
- High-Throughput SWCNT NIR-II Spectroscopy Enables Cell and In Vivo Applications.ACS nanoscience Au · 2026Article
- FRET-Enhanced Optical Imaging of Nanoparticle Collision on a Gold Ultramicroelectrode.ACS electrochemistry · 2026Article
- Overcoming Anatomical Challenges in Difficult Cholecystectomies: A Narrative Review on the Impact of ICG in Patients with Obesity.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Fluorescence-guided lymphadenectomy using intralesional indocyanine green during laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor.Updates in surgery · 2026Article
86 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging is gaining clinical acceptance over the last years and has been used for detection of lymph nodes, several tumor types, vital structures and tissue perfusion. This review focuses on NIR fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green and methylene blue for different clinical applications in abdominal surgery with an emphasis on oncology, based on a systematic literature search. Furthermore, practical information on doses, injection times, and intraoperative use are provided.
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