Future directions of laser phototherapy for diagnosis and treatment of malignancies: fantasy, fallacy, or reality?
| Autor: | Dan J. Castro, Romaine E. Saxton, Robert B. Lufkin, Richard P. Haugland, Andrew A. Zwarun, Harold R. Fetterman, Jacques Soudant, Donna J. Castro, Paul H. Ward, Hooshang Kangarloo |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Fallacy
Tumor targeting medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Lasers Interstitial laser Coloring agents Laser Tissue penetration Surgery law.invention Systemic toxicity Otorhinolaryngology Photochemotherapy law Neoplasms medicine Humans Medical physics Laser Therapy business Coloring Agents Clinical treatment |
| Zdroj: | The Laryngoscope. 101(7 Pt 2 Suppl 55) |
| ISSN: | 0023-852X |
| Popis: | A new and highly promising adjunctive modality for the diagnosis and therapy of malignancies is under development using lasers and tumor targeting dyes. To reach the eventual goal of clinical treatment, several current "fantasies and fallacies" regarding laser applications in medicine must be identified and their problems clearly outlined. A multidisciplinary scientific approach is also required to enable the clinical practicality of this laser targeting approach. Many new dyes and laser wavelengths are being tested to improve specific tumor uptake and/or retention, lower systemic toxicity, increase tissue penetration, and identify fluorochromes with synergistic properties to further enhance laser tumoricidal effects. Rapid technological advancements in magnetic resonance imaging may now provide an extremely sensitive way to detect and monitor laser-tissue effects, and allow efficient interstitial laser phototherapy of deep and sometimes inaccessible tumors. The current and future prospectives of the emerging field of laser phototherapy are described. |
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