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. 2020 Feb;9(Suppl 2):S136–S146. doi: 10.21037/gs.2020.01.04

Table 2. Published studies using AF (without ICG) in vivo for thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy.

Reference Device used Study group Study question Result
DiMarco et al. 2019 (24) Fluobeam800 269 thyroidectomies Does AF prevent inadvertent parathyroidectomy? 2 inadvertent parathyroid excisions prevented but not significant (P=0.08)
Kose et al. 2019 (33) Fluobeam800 310 patients: 173 thyroidectomy & 137 parathyroidectomy Do PTGs reliably show AF and is AF more sensitive than surgeon identification? 98% PTGs AF but only 23% identified before the surgeon
DiMarco et al. 2019 (23) Fluobeam800 96 parathyroidectomy patients/284 glands Clinical correlates of PTG AF 90.5% PTGs detectable with AF. Correlation with serum CA and PTH
Thomas et al. 2019 (34) PT-Eye +/− overlay imaging (OTIS) 41 patients thyroidectomy & parathyroidectomy Sensitivity of AF for PTG—pathological and normal/added value of OTIS 98% PTG AF, no difference for normal vs. pathological tissue. Enhanced sensitivity with OTIS (98% vs. 100%)
Thomas et al. 2019 (35) Comparison of lab-built device vs. PT-Eye 162 patients thyroidectomy & parathyroidectomy Accuracy of PTG identification with lab device vs. PT-Eye 92.5% for lab device vs. 96.1% PT-Eye
Kim et al. 2018 (21) Raspberry-Pi Pilot study of lab-built device 3 patients undergoing thyroidectomy Feasibility/accuracy 100% accuracy of PTG identification
Kahramangil et al. 2018 (36) Fluobeam800 Multicentre study of 210 patients thyroidectomy & parathyroidectomy Accuracy for AF and ability to detect before the surgeon 98% accuracy/detection before the surgeon in 37–67% cases
Kahramangil et al. 2017 (37) Fluobeam for AF/Pinpoint for ICG 44 patients thyroidectomy: 22 AF vs. 22 ICG Comparison of accuracy and ability to detect before the surgeon Accuracy 98% vs. 95%. Early detection with AF
Kim et al. 2018 (38) Raspberry-Pi (21) 38 patients, 70 glands, thyroidectomy for PTC Ability of AF to detect PTG before surgical exposure/after/at removal 92.8% detection before surgical dissection
Benmiloud et al. 2018 (39) Fluobeam800 513 patients: 93 with NIR and 180 controls in period 1 vs. 153 without NIR and 87 controls in period 2 Hypocalcaemia and inadvertent parathyroidectomy with and without NIR-AF 5.2% vs. 20.9% post op hypocalcaemia. Increase in median number of PTGs visualised NIR+ vs. NIR−
Ladurner et al. 2018 (40) Karl Storz 41 PTGs in 20 patients undergoing thyroidectomy Ability of AF to identify PTGs 37/41 accuracy (90.2%)
Kim et al. 2016 (41) Group’s own lab device 8 patients/16 PTGs. Thyroidectomy for PTC Feasibility of AF for PTG identification 100% positive predictive value
McWade et al. 2016 (42) Group’s own lab device 137 patients/264 glands Accuracy of PTG identification/clinical factors affecting AF 97% accuracy of PTG identification. AF correlation with BMI, serum Ca, serum vitamin D. Secondary HPT confounder

NIR-AF, near-infrared autofluorescence; ICG, indocyanine green; PTGs, parathyroid glands; PTC, papillary thyroid carcinoma; HPT, hyperparathyroidism.