Survival improves when cancer is detected early. However,~ 50% of cancers are at an
advanced stage when diagnosed. Early detection of cancer or precancerous change allows …

Fluorescence-guided surgery is an intraoperative optical imaging method that provides
surgeons with real-time guidance for the delineation of tumours. Currently, in phase 1 and 2 …

The second near-infrared wavelength window (NIR-II, 1,000–1,700 nm) enables
fluorescence imaging of tissue with enhanced contrast at depths of millimetres and at …

Near-infrared fluorescence imaging has gained a lot of attention in biomedicine by virtue of
its high sensitivity, high specificity, and many other advantages. Moreover, near-infrared II …

Intraoperative fluorescent imaging can provide real-time identification of tumours, lymph
nodes, nerves and other healthy and malignant tissues during oncological surgery …

Light and optical techniques have made profound impacts on modern medicine, with
numerous lasers and optical devices currently being used in clinical practice to assess …

Over the past two decades, synergistic innovations in imaging technology have resulted in a
revolution in which a range of biomedical applications are now benefiting from fluorescence …

Near‐infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging is gaining clinical acceptance over the last years
and has been used for detection of lymph nodes, several tumor types, vital structures and …

Optical imaging has become an indispensable technology in the clinic. The molecular
design of cell-targeted and highly sensitive materials, the validation of specific disease …

Targeted anticancer drugs block cancer cell growth by interfering with specific signaling
pathways vital to carcinogenesis and tumor growth rather than harming all rapidly dividing …