| Literature DB >> 32206431 |
David Reichert1,2,3, Mikael T Erkkilä1,3, Gerhard Holst4, Nancy Hecker-Denschlag5, Marco Wilzbach5, Christoph Hauger5, Wolfgang Drexler1, Johanna Gesperger1,6, Barbara Kiesel7, Thomas Roetzer6, Angelika Unterhuber1, Georg Widhalm7, Rainer A Leitgeb1,2, Marco Andreana1.
Abstract
Fluorescence guided neurosurgery based on 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) has significantly increased maximal safe resections. Fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) of 5-ALA could further boost this development by its increased sensitivity. However, neurosurgeons require real-time visual feedback which was so far limited in dual-tap CMOS camera based FLIM. By optimizing the number of phase frames required for reconstruction, we here demonstrate real-time 5-ALA FLIM of human high- and low-grade glioma with up to 12 Hz imaging rate over a wide field of view (11.0 x 11.0 mm). Compared to conventional fluorescence imaging, real-time FLIM offers enhanced contrast of weakly fluorescent tissue.Entities:
Year: 2020 PMID: 32206431 PMCID: PMC7075617 DOI: 10.1364/BOE.382817
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biomed Opt Express ISSN: 2156-7085 Impact factor: 3.732