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. 2020 Oct 30;19:1536012120962333. doi: 10.1177/1536012120962333

Table 2.

Clinical Applications Multi-Wavelength Fluorescence Imaging.

Author Indication N = Dyes used Type of imaging set-up Camera system
Neurosurgery
 Acerbi et al, 201647 Differentiation between high-grade glioma and surrounding vasculature 3 Fluorescein
ICG
Simultaneous YELLOW 560 microscope system; Carl Zeiss (FDA approved)
FLOW 800 microscope system; Carl Zeiss (FDA approved)
 Lane et al, 201548 Sequential angiographic imaging of complex cerebral aneurysms 22 Fluorescein
ICG
Sequential YELLOW 560 microscope system; Carl Zeiss (FDA approved)
FLOW 800 microscope system; Carl Zeiss (FDA approved)
 Francaviglia et al, 201749 Evaluation complete resection of high-grade gliomas 47 Fluorescein
PpIX5-ALA
Simultaneous OPMI Pentero 900 microscope + Yellow 560 filter (Carl Zeiss)
 Della Puppa et al, 201950 Staining different molecular properties of glioblastoma to enhance sensitivity 3 Fluorescein
PpIX5-ALA
Simultaneous Yellow 560 microscope system; Carl Zeiss (FDA approved)
Blue 400 microscope system; Carl Zeiss (FDA approved)
 Yano et al, 201751 Staining different molecular properties of glioblastoma to enhance sensitivity 8 Fluorescein
PpIX5-ALA
Simultaneous Laparoscopic D-light system; Storz (FDA approved)
 Schwake et al, 201552 Staining different molecular properties of glioblastoma to enhance sensitivity 4 Fluorescein
PpIX5-ALA
Simultaneous FL560 (M530 OH6; microscope); Leica (FDA approved) equipped with a FL400 filter; Leica microscope (FDA approved)
 Suero Molina et al, 201953 Differentiation between high-grade glioma and surrounding tissue 6 Fluorescein
PpIX5-ALA
Simultaneous modified experimental xenon
light system (ex
390–475 nm; Carl Zeiss Meditec. CE marked), integrated into a standard OPMI Pentero microscope + BLUE 400 filter
 Suero Molina, 201854 Staining different molecular properties of brain stem malignancies to enhance sensitivity 1 Fluorescein
PpIX5-ALA
Simultaneous Yellow 560 system; Zeiss microscope (FDA approved)
Blue 400 system; Zeiss (FDA approved)
 Eyüpoglu et al, 201555 Staining different molecular properties of glioblastoma to enhance sensitivity 3 ICG
PpIX5-ALA
Simultaneous OPMI Pentero; Zeiss microscope (FDA approved) No further specifics are reported
Bladder cancer
 Marien et al, 201756 Diagnosis assisted trans urethral dissection bladder cancer 21
(ex vivo)
Fluorescein
PpIXHAL
Simultaneous GastroFlex; Cellvizio fiber-confocal microscope (FDA approved)
Ultra Mini O Probe; Cellvizio fiber-confocal microscope (not-FDA approved)
Exera II endoscopic system; Olympus (FDA approved)
 Kriegmair et al, 202057 Real-time diagnosis of malignant bladder lesions 10 PpIXHEXVIX
Autofluorescence
Simultaneous Custom built camera system equipped with PDD endoscopes (Karl STORZ WL, enhanced vascular contrast (EVC), blue light fluorescence, protoporphyrin IX fluorescence, and autofluorescence.
Hepatic lesions
 Kaibori et al, 201658 Ddetection of surface related liver tumors 48 ICG
PpIX5-ala
Sequential -Photodynamic eye wide field fluorescence camera (PDE); Hamamatsu photonics (FDA approved)
+ specific blue light (prototype); SBI pharmaceuticals
+additional filter
 Hu et al, 201940 Detection of surface related liver tumors 23 ICG NIR I
ICG NIR II
Simultaneous Custom built prototype; PCO.edge 5.5 m;
PCO AG) enabling
NIRvana 640; Teledyne
Princeton Instruments
Parathyroid
 Kahramangil et al, 201759 Identification parathyroid glands 22 ICG
Autofluorescence Parathyroid
Sequential Not specified
 Alesina et al, 201860 Identifying parathyroid glands and their vascularization during thyroidectomy 5 ICG
Autofluorescence Parathyroid
Sequential &
Simultaneous
IMAGE1S; Karl Storz endoscope (FDA approved)
 Lerchenberger et al, 201961 Identifying parathyroid glands and their vascularization during thyroidectomy 50 ICG
Autofluorescence Parathyroid
Sequential Image1 H3-Z 3-
Chip Full HD camera; Karl Storz laparoscope (FDA approved)
 Ladurner et al, 201962 Identifying parathyroid glands and their vascularization during thyroidectomy 117 ICG
Autofluorescence Parathyroid
Sequential Image1 H3-Z 3-
Chip Full HD camera; Karl Storz laparoscope
(FDA approved)
Lymphatics
 Laios et al, 201563 Determine association between injection site and SN detection using 2 different dyes 2 Methylene blue ICG
Simultaneous Super HAD CCD II; Sony
Hopkins II rigid laparoscope (prototype)
 van den Berg et al, 201720 Visualization of SN and the associated lymph ducts 10 Fluorescein
ICG
Sequential Image 1 HUB HD + D-light P system; Karl Storz laparoscope (FDA approved)
Plastic surgery
 Phillips et al, 201264 Tissue perfusion during flap reconstruction 32 Fluorescein
ICG
Sequential SPY 2001 widefield Imaging System (Novadaq)
Wood’s lamp.