Aug 24, 2023
A probe-based system developed by a team at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center uses near-infrared autofluorescence to confirm the location of parathyroid tissue during surgery.

A team of surgeons and biomedical engineers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University (VU) have shown the use of probe-based near infrared autofluorescence (NIRAF) technology helps confirm the identification of parathyroid glands during endocrine surgery, and their findings are part of a multisite trial of the technology now underway.