Table 3.
Review findings for hybrid modalities in radioguided surgery using criteria outlined in Table 2
| Category | Number of articles | Total number of articles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical use | Probe development | Hybrid technologies | ||
| Gamma–bright field | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Gamma–NIR fluorescence | 15 | 17 | 3 | 35 |
| Gamma–ultrasound | 1 | – | 2 | 3 |
| Gamma–β | 1 | – | 2 | 3 |
| β–OCT | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| Gamma–MR | – | 3 | – | 3 |
| Pre-/perioperative fusion | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 25 | 22 | 13 | 60 |
Note that not all modalities would necessarily require a specific hybrid tracer. Reviews covering multiple modalities have not been included here
OCT optical coherence tomography