Title :
Principle and clinical usefulness of the infrared fluorescence endoscopy
Author :
Ito, Susumu ; Muguruma, Naoki ; Kimura, Tetsuo ; Yano, Hiromi ; Imoto, Yoshitaka ; Okamoto, Koichi ; Kaji, Masako
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Digestive & Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokushima Univ. Graduate Sch., Japan
Abstract :
We have developed infrared fluorescence endoscope (IRFE) and ICG-derivative as infrared fluorescence labeling materials. Specific antibodies tagged with ICG-derivative with the reinforcement agent can label cancer cells and can generate a strong enough fluorescent signal to detect small cancers when examined with an IRFE.
Keywords :
biomedical materials; biomedical optical imaging; cancer; endoscopes; fluorescence; macromolecules; molecular biophysics; proteins; ICG-derivative; antibodies; cancer cells; fluorescent signal detection; infrared fluorescence endoscopy; infrared fluorescence labeling materials; Biological materials; Cancer detection; Endoscopes; Fluorescence; Labeling; Lesions; Neoplasms; Signal detection; Signal generators; Stomach;
Conference_Titel :
Biophotonics, 2004. APBP 2004. The Second Asian and Pacific Rim Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8676-0
DOI :
10.1109/APBP.2004.1412359
