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Improved Intraoperative ICGFA Guidance for Bowel Transection

A novel patient-calibrated quantitative ICGFA method was developed to recommend optimal bowel transection sites during surgery, showing 85% agreement with baseline perfusion. The software successfully identified expert surgical transection sites in almost all cases, reducing the risk of anastomotic complications. High-resolution augmented reality heatmaps were generated for guidance, integrating seamlessly into existing clinical workflow and improving patient outcomes.

Journal Article by Dalli J, Epperlein JP (…) Cahill RA et 3 al. in Surg Endosc

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