Near-infrared Fluorescence Imaging as a Supportive Tool for Localisation of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis During Laparoscopy

Summary

The aim of the study is to establish a new and more accurate method to visualize the peritoneal changes caused by endometriosis using Indocyanine Green mediated fluorescence imaging. The hypothesis is that Indocyanine Green, a fluorescent dye that has wide applications throughout medicine in identifying vascularity of tissues and neovascularization, could facilitate the localization and excision of endometriotic lesions exploiting the hypervascularization due to the chronic inflammation

Timeline

Start

2016-01-04

Primary completion

2017-02-16

Completion

2017-02-16

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