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Interstitial photodynamic therapy of nonresectable malignant glioma recurrences using 5‐aminolevulinic acid induced protoporphyrin IX

Tobias Beck, Friedrich W. Kreth, Wolfgang Beyer, Jan H. Mehrkens, Andreas Obermeier, Herbert Stepp, Walter Stummer, Reinhold Baumgartner

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine · 2007 · 198 citations · 40 references

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Abstract

5-ALA iPDT in combination with a 3-D treatment-planning (which was based on optical and thermal simulations) is a safe and feasible treatment modality. The clinical impact of these findings deserves further prospective evaluation.

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