Photodynamic (PDT) therapy is a relatively new technique with unique properties that make it attractive for the local treatment of superficial epithelial disorders. The objective of this study was to investigate the clinical response of PDT with the photosensitizing agent 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-AL
5-Aminolevulinic acid-based photodynamic therapy : Clinical research and future challenges
โ Scribed by Qian Peng; Trond Warloe; Kristian Berg; Johan Moan; Magne Kongshaug; Karl-Erik Giercksky; Jahn M. Nesland
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 344 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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โฆ Synopsis
diagnosis was conducted. Norway.
RESULTS.
Several individual studies in which patients with primary nonmelanoma cutaneous tumors received topical ALA-based PDT have reported promising re-
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