Scientific Assessment and Innovation in Neurosurgical Treatment Strategie

Balak, N.

Broekman, M.

Clusmann, H.

EANS IM Comm

Ganau, M.

Netuka, D.

Ridwan, S.

Schwake, M.

Sekhar, A.

Tsianaka, E.

Zoia, C.

Background!#!The BLUE 400 filter system (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Oberkochen, Germany) has provided visualization of 5-ALA-induced fluorescence-guided surgery for more than 20 years. Nevertheless, constraints, e.g., limited background discrimination during hemostasis, obstruct fluency of surgery. A novel filter with improved background visualization was developed, requiring validation regarding fluorescence discrimination. The aim of this article is to determine diagnostic accuracy and perception of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) discrimination of a novel filter system with higher background illumination (BLUE 400 AR) compared with the gold standard, BLUE 400.!##!Methods!#!A surgical microscope equipped with both BLUE 400 and BLUE 400 AR was used. Comparisons were performed on a biological basis and on the visual perception of margins. High-resolution images were compared during and after surgery by senior neurosurgeons. In a predefined biopsy algorithm, four biopsies per patient at tumor margins of PpIX fluorescence and adjacent brain were acquired using BLUE 400 AR only from regions intended for resection and assessed for cell count and density.!##!Results!#!Thirty-two patients with malignant gliomas were included in this study. BLUE 400 AR markedly enhanced the brightness of the surgical field, allowing superior discrimination of brain anatomy. A total of 128 biopsies from fluorescence margins were collected. Positive predictive value (PPV) was 98.44% (95% CI, 90.06-99.77%) for malignant glioma. Residual median cell density in non-fluorescent tissue was 13% (IQR 13 to 31). Perception of the location of fluorescent margins on HD images was equivalent for both filter combinations.!##!Conclusions!#!BLUE 400 AR demonstrated superior background compared with conventional BLUE 400 in malignant glioma surgery but comparable fluorescence margins and PPV. Therefore, BLUE 400 AR can be considered safe and effective in supporting malignant glioma surgery

Ganau, Mario

Netuka, David

Broekman, Marike

Zoia, Cesare

Tsianaka, Eleni

Schwake, Michael

Balak, Naci

Sekhar, Amitendu

Ridwan, Sami

Clusmann, Hans

Hochschulbibliothekszentrum des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (hbz)

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Neurosurgeons and the fight with COVID-19: a position statement from the EANS Individual Membership Committee

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