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- who: Jacopo Falco from the University (PIMU), Russia have published the Article: Fluorescein-guided surgery for the resection of pilocytic astrocytomas: A multicentric retrospective study, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
SUMMARY
Sodium fluorescein (SF) is a dye that, when intravenously injected, has the peculiar characteristic of accumulation in cerebral areas, presenting damage to the BBB. The use of a dedicated filter in the surgical microscope, with a specific wavelength for fluorescein (540-690 nm), allows one to improve the tumor-brain discrimination intraoperatively, reducing the dosage needed to obtain this effect. According to this . . .
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