ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2021
Localization of subcentimeter pulmonary nodules using an indocyanine green near-infrared imaging system during uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
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- Intraoperative localization of pulmonary nodules using indocyanine green-lipiodol marking: a single-center case series.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2026Article
- Body mass index and pneumothorax risk after CT-guided pulmonary nodule localization: a nonlinear analysis using restricted cubic splines.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Tumour Localisation With ICG-Soaked Embolisation Coils Without Robotic Bronchoscopy: First German Experience.Respirology case reports · 2026Article
- Indocyanine green used in association with a surgical hemostatic agent as a fiducial marker to reduce overflow during robot-assisted thoracic surgery.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2025Article
- Application of three-dimensional printed models with near-infrared fluorescence technology in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery segmentectomy: a single-center propensity-score matching analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- Clinical application of CT-assisted body surface localization combined with intraoperative stereotactic anatomical localization in thoracoscopic lung nodule resection: a single-centre retrospective study.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Ten-Year Outcome and Development of Virtual-Assisted Lung Mapping in Thoracic Surgery.Cancers · 2023Review
- Preoperative lung nodule localization: comparison of hook-wire and indocyanine green.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2023Article
- Clinical therapeutic effects and prognosis of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery-guided pulmonary lobectomy combined with mediastinal lymph node dissection in lung carcinoma.American journal of cancer research · 2023Article
- Intraoperative Molecular Imaging of Lung Cancer: A Review.Surgical oncology clinics of North America · 2022Review
- Preoperative computed tomography-guided localization for multiple pulmonary nodules: comparison of methylene blue and coil.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2022Article
- How effective is indocyanine green (ICG) in localization of malignant pulmonary nodules? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Review
- Near-infrared fluorescence guided surgery: State of the evidence from a health technology assessment perspective.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Review
- Fluorescence-guided lung nodule identification during minimally invasive lung resections.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundTo investigate the feasibility of indocyanine green (ICG) use in localizing subcentimeter pulmonary nodules during uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
methodsThis study was a retrospective analysis of 32 patients who underwent surgery due to pulmonary nodules using ICG localization from September 2019 to March 2020 in the Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University. Laser positioning and large-aperture spiral CT simulation were performed preoperatively. ICG was injected into the lung (2.5 mg/ml). The clinical characteristics and postoperative indicators were recorded.
resultsA total of 33 subcentimeter pulmonary nodules were successfully localized in 32 patients. Twenty-three patients underwent lobectomy, with an average surgical time of 45.3 min and an average tube retention time of 2 days. Non-small cell lung cancer was confirmed intraoperatively in 9 patients, among whom the longest surgical time was 120 min, and the shortest hospital stay was 7 days. No patient was converted to thoracotomy or developed serious complications.
conclusionsICG imaging is a safe and effective technique for localization of pulmonary nodules. Due to the widespread application of near-infrared devices, fluorescent localization and imaging technology will be more widely used in thoracic surgery.
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