ArticleNeurosurgical focus: Video2022
Qualitative head-to-head comparison of headlamp and microscope for visualizing 5-ALA fluorescence during resection of glioblastoma.
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- 5-ALA vs. fluorescein guided resection for high-grade gliomas: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Molecular and clinical oncology · 2026Article
- Comparative Analysis of 5-ALA and Fluorescent Techniques in High-Grade Glioma Treatment.Biomedicines · 2025Review
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- In Situ Light-Source Delivery During 5-Aminulevulinic Acid-Guided High-Grade Glioma Resection: Spatial, Functional and Oncological Informed Surgery.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Comparison of minimal detectable protoporphyrin IX concentrations with a loupe device and conventional 5-ALA fluorescence microscopy: an experimental study.Journal of biomedical optics · 2023Article
- 5-ALA-guided tumor resection during awake speech mapping in gliomas located in eloquent speech areas: Single-center experience.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) for high-grade gliomas using 5-aminolevulinic acid has become a new standard of care for neurosurgeons in several countries. In this video the authors present the case of a man with glioblastoma who underwent FGS in which similar images of the operative field were acquired alternating between the microscope and a new commercially available headlight, facilitating the comparison of visualization quality between the two devices. The authors also review some of the principles of fluorescence-guidance surgery that may explain the improved brightness and contrast that they observed when using the headlamp versus the microscope. The video can be found here: https://stream.cadmore.media/r10.3171/2021.10.FOCVID21181.
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