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21 February 2018 Thermographic analysis of photodynamic therapy with intense pulsed light and needle-free injection photosensitizer delivery: an animal study
Michelle B. Requena, Mirian D. Stringasci, Sebastião Pratavieira, José Dirceu Vollet-Filho, Andrigo B. de Nardi, Andre Escobar, Rozana W. da Rocha, Vanderlei S. Bagnato, Priscila F. C. de Menezes
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Abstract
The photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a therapeutic modality that depends mostly on photosensitizer (PS), light and molecular oxygen species. However, there are still technical limitations in clinical PDT that are under constant development, particularly concerning PS and light delivery. Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) sources are systems able to generate pulses of high energy with polychromatic light. IPL is a technique mainly used in the cosmetic area to perform various skin treatments for therapeutic and aesthetic applications. The goals of this study were to determine temperature variance during the application of IPL in porcine skin model, and the PDT effects using this light source with PS delivery by a commercial high pressure, needle-free injection system. The PSs tested were Indocyanine Green (ICG) and Photodithazine (PDZ), and the results showed an increase bellow 10 °C in the skin surface using a thermographic camera to measure. In conclusion, our preliminary study demonstrated that IPL associated with needle-free injection PS delivery could be a promising alternative to PDT.
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Michelle B. Requena, Mirian D. Stringasci, Sebastião Pratavieira, José Dirceu Vollet-Filho, Andrigo B. de Nardi, Andre Escobar, Rozana W. da Rocha, Vanderlei S. Bagnato, and Priscila F. C. de Menezes "Thermographic analysis of photodynamic therapy with intense pulsed light and needle-free injection photosensitizer delivery: an animal study ", Proc. SPIE 10489, Optical Biopsy XVI: Toward Real-Time Spectroscopic Imaging and Diagnosis, 104891F (21 February 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2300407
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KEYWORDS
Photodynamic therapy

Skin

Light sources

Tissues

Light

Tissue optics

Infrared radiation

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