Hexaminolevulinate
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hexaminolevulinate-258-14129532
title:
Hexaminolevulinate
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Hexaminolevulinate, sold under the brand name Cysview among others, is an imaging agent that lights up under blue light during a blue light cystoscopy. It is used to help detect non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), in particular papillary tumors and carcinoma in situ (CIS). It made by Photocure ASA, a Norwegian pharmaceutical company. Hexaminolevulinate is a structural analogue to 5-aminolevulinic acid, and is internalized and processed into the photoactive protoporphyrin IX at a high rat
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description:
Optical imaging agent
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexaminolevulinate
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date modified:
2024-04-19T03:10:54Z
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