ArticleHead & neck2019
Feasibility of indocyanine green fluorescence imaging for intraoperative identification of parathyroid glands during thyroid surgery.
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- Efficacy and role of indocyanine green angiography in thyroidectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Combined Use of Autofluorescence and Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging in the Identification and Evaluation of Parathyroid Glands During Total Thyroidectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Trial
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- Intraoperative applications of artificial intelligence for augmented parathyroid gland recognition: a narrative review.Gland surgery · 2025Review
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- Optimizing Parathyroid Preservation in Thyroidectomy: The Burjeel Protocol Utilizing Intraoperative Indocyanine Green Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- The predictive role of intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement on postoperative parathyroid function in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Intraoperative indocyanine green angiography for predicting postoperative hypoparathyroidism.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- The application of subcapsular saline injection to preserve the parathyroid gland during thyroidectomy.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Robot-Assisted Parathyroidectomy Using Indocyanine Green (ICG) Fluorescence in Primary Hyperparathyroidism.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Modern Surgical Techniques of Thyroidectomy and Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of Perioperative Complications.Cancers · 2023Review
- Surgery for Sporadic Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Evolution over the Last Twenty Years in a Monocentric Setting.Cancers · 2023Article
- The Utility of Near-Infrared Autofluorescence for Parathyroid Gland Identification During Thyroid Surgery: A Single-Center Experience.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023Article
- Intraoperative prevention of postoperative hypoparathyroidism.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- Optical diagnostic imaging and therapy for thyroid cancer.Materials today. Bio · 2022Review
- Near-infrared fluorescent imaging techniques for the detection and preservation of parathyroid glands during endocrine surgery.Innovative surgical sciences · 2022Article
- Robotic resection of ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma with intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring: a case report.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2022Article
- Heterogeneity in Utilization of Optical Imaging Guided Surgery for Identifying or Preserving the Parathyroid Glands-A Meta-Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The utility of indocyanine green (ICG) for the identification and assessment of viability of the parathyroid glands during thyroidectomy.Updates in surgery · 2022Observational
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Abstract
backgroundThis study assessed the feasibility of near-infrared fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green (ICG) to identify the parathyroid glands (PGs) intraoperatively and to assess their perfusion after thyroid resection.
methodsPatients undergoing elective thyroidectomy were enrolled in this prospective study. An intravenous bolus of 7.5 mg ICG was administered twice: the first bolus to identify the PGs before resection of the thyroid and the second to assess vascularization of the PGs after resection.
resultsA total of 30 operations in 26 patients were included. In 17 surgeries (56.7%), fluorescence imaging was of added value, especially to confirm the presence of a suspected PG. No intraoperative or postoperative complications occurred because of the use of ICG.
conclusionNear-infrared fluorescence imaging with the use of ICG for intraoperative identification of the PGs and the assessment of its vascularization is feasible and safe and can provide more certainty about the location of the PGs.
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