Near-infrared Fluorescence Imaging Offers New Option for lymphedema Patients

A new medical imaging technique, near-infrared fluorescence imaging, represents a new option for millions of breast cancer patients. It is a fact that a large number of women, who survive breast cancer, suffer from a cancer surgery adverse condition, lymphedema, which includes accumulating of fluids in the arms causing swelling and disfiguring which significantly interferes with the quality of life. More details about near-infrared fluorescence imaging are highlighted online in the inaugural issue of Biomedical Optics Express.

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