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In conclusion, this is the rst study using ICG combined with nanocolloid as lymphatic tracer for the detection of the SLN in gastric cancer patients by NIR uorescence imaging. In T1 and T2 gastric tumors, an excellent accuracy was observed. Moreover, this technique allowed identi cation of tumor-positive lymph nodes outside the standard dissection planes.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We thank David J. Burrington, Jr. for editing.
