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ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2019

Prognostic imaging of iatrogenic and traumatic ureteral injury by near-infrared fluorescence.

Chi Bum Ahn, Joo Hyun Kim, G Kate Park, Kook Yang Park, Kai Bao, Jin Woo Lee, Hak Soo Choi, Kuk Hui Son

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Article in Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Chi Bum AhnDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Gachon University Graduate School of Medicine, Incheon 21999, Korea.
Joo Hyun KimDepartment of Health Sciences and Technology, GAIHST, Gachon University, Incheon 21999, Korea.
G Kate ParkGordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Kook Yang ParkDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, Korea.
Kai BaoDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, Korea.
Jin Woo LeeDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Gachon University Graduate School of Medicine, Incheon 21999, Korea.
Hak Soo ChoiGordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Kuk Hui SonDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, Korea.
Gachon University · KRHarvard University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIatrogenic or traumatic ureteral injuries are life-threatening but difficult to diagnose early. Ureteral visualization is essential for both the prevention and diagnosis of iatrogenic or traumatic ureter injuries. In the present study, we evaluated the feasibility of near-infrared (NIR) with ZW800-1C as a diagnostic tool of iatrogenic or traumatic ureteral injury in addition to ureter visualization, compared to methylene blue.

methodsWith mice model, we compared the image quality of ZW800-1C with methylene blue for ureter visualization. We also made ureter perforation, obstruction, crushing injury, and transection model with mice and evaluated the feasibility of ZW800-1C for diagnostic tool for ureteral injuries.

resultsWe could confirm the ureter in the ZW800-1C images in maximally 30 minutes after injection, and the ureter was visible until NIR imaging concluded at 180 minutes after injection. However, methylene blue failed to provide clear ureter imaging during the same period. ZW800-1C imaging successfully visualized ureters subjected to obstruction, transection, perforation, and crush injuries, although urinary leakage was not visible by eye.

conclusionsOur results indicate ZW800-1C is better suited for ureter visualization than methylene blue and that ZW800-1C has considerable potential for the early diagnosis of various ureteral injuries.

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disease prognosisreal-time imagingUreteral injuryzwitterionic fluorophore

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