Publications by authors named "Kevin P Bauwens"
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- The field of fluorescence-guided surgery utilizes colored fluorescent tracers to visualize various anatomical structures during surgery.
- Researchers investigated two FDA-approved laparoscopic Firefly camera systems on the da Vinci surgical robots to evaluate their performance with fluorescent dyes Fluorescein and ICG.
- Results showed that multi-wavelength fluorescence imaging is feasible with these systems, with the Xi system offering better excitation and sensitivity, advancing the potential for routine image-guided surgical techniques.
To reduce the invasive nature of extended pelvic lymph node (LN) dissections in prostate cancer, we have developed a multispectral-fluorescence guidance approach that enables discrimination between prostate-draining LNs and lower-limb-draining LNs. In 5 pigs, multispectral-fluorescence guidance was used on da Vinci Si and da Vinci Xi robots. The animals received fluorescein into the lower limb and indocyanine green-nanocolloid into the prostate.
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