UC-Davis uses near-infrarec technique in complex surge:Technology may become protocol of choice at teaching hospitals

摘要

Veterinary surgeons at the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine have pioneered a new technique that has proven helpful in soft tissue surgical cases—the use of intraoperative near-infrared imaging. Near-infrared imaging uses different wavelengths of light that are not visible to the human eye without special imaging systems but that travel through tissue and fat easily, making it possible for surgeons to visualize what's underneath.