SynthesisFrontiers in endocrinology2021
The Accuracy of Near Infrared Autofluorescence in Identifying Parathyroid Gland During Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery: A Meta-Analysis.
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- 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
- Evaluation of Autofluorescence in Identifying Parathyroid Glands by Measuring Parathyroid Hormone in Fine-Needle Biopsy Washings.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Trial
- Multimodal strategies for diagnosing and treating thyroid cancer: Advances in basic and clinical research.Translational oncology · 2026Review
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- Impact of intraoperative parathyroid identification and accidental removal on post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia: a single-center 15-year experience.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Standardizing the reporting of postoperative hypoparathyroidism following thyroidectomy: consensus statement from the European Society of Endocrine Surgeons, the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, and the International Association of Endocrine Surgeons.The British journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Identification of Parathyroid Glands Through Near-Infrared Autofluorescence During Thyroid Surgery: Retrospective Analysis of the Impact on Post-Operative Hypocalcemia Rate Reduction and Potential Improvement of Healthcare Expenditure.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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- Parathyroid glands viability assessment and identification during surgery with multimodal diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and NIR autofluorescence probe.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Comparison of short-term outcomes following minimally invasive (endoscopic/robotic) vs open thyroidectomy for patients with thyroid cancer.European thyroid journal · 2025Article
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- Silicon-Rhodamine Functionalized Evocalcet Probes Potently and Selectively Label Calcium Sensing ReceptorsACS pharmacology & translational science · 2024Article
- An automatic parathyroid recognition and segmentation model based on deep learning of near-infrared autofluorescence imaging.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
- Recent Advances in the Surgical Management of Thyroid Cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Review
- Intraoperative Autofluorescence Imaging for Parathyroid Gland Identification during Total Laryngectomy with Thyroidectomy.Cancers · 2023Article
- Persistent and Recurrent Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Intraoperative Supplemental Methods, Basic Principles of Surgery, and Other Treatment Options.Sisli Etfal Hastanesi tip bulteni · 2023Review
- Why does diseased parathyroid appear weak or heterogenous intensity during intraoperative near-infrared autofluorescence?Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- The current status and future prospects for molecular imaging-guided precision surgery.Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society · 2022Review
- VALUE OF THE INDOCYANINE GREEN FLUORESCENCE SCORE IN PREDICTING POSTOPERATIVE HYPOPARATHYROIDISM IN THYROID SURGERY - A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY.Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)Article
- The T Stage of Papillary Thyroid Cancer and Its Effect on Regional Complications of Thyroidectomy.OTO openArticle
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Abstract
Objective: We aim to assess the accuracy of near infrared autofluorescence in identifying parathyroid gland during thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Method: A systematic literature search was conducted by using PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library electronic databases for studies that were published up to February 2021. The reference lists of the retrieved articles were also reviewed. Two authors independently assessed the methodological quality and extracted the data. A random-effects model was used to calculate the combined variable. Publication bias in these studies was evaluated with the Deeks' funnel plots. Result: A total of 24 studies involving 2,062 patients and 6,680 specimens were included for the meta-analysis. The overall combined sensitivity and specificity, and the area under curve of near infrared autofluorescence were 0.96, 0.96, and 0.99, respectively. Significant heterogeneities were presented (Sen: I Conclusion: Near infrared autofluorescence is an excellent indicator for identifying parathyroid gland during thyroid and parathyroid surgery.
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