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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 12.
Published in final edited form as: Chem Rev. 2010 May 12;110(5):2795–2838. doi: 10.1021/cr900300p

Figure 13.

Figure 13

Laparoscopic images comparing metastatic ovarian carcinoma lesions in human patients under white and blue light illumination following intraperitoneal instillation of ALA in human patients. As observed in preclinical studies for detection of micrometastatic ovarian cancer using PFD, lesions are visible Tumor was detected on tissue specimens by strong red fluorescence, in lesions measuring <0.5 mm. (Figure reproduced with permission from ref 95. Copyright 2004 American Cancer Society.)