Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 18, 1817001(2025)

NIR-II Fluorescence Guided Surgery Technology and Clinical Application (Invited)

Ziyu Pei1,2, Zeyu Lei1,2, Xinchen Han1,2, Jinze Zhao1,2, Yifan Zhou1,2, Lidan Fu1,2, Jie Tian1,2,3,4,5,6、*, and Zhenhua Hu1,2,6、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • 2School of Artificial Intelligence, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Big Data-Based Precision Medicine of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
  • 4Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
  • 5Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, Shaanxi , China
  • 6National Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Beijing 100853, China
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    Schematic diagram of NIR-II fluorescence surgical navigation, the excitation light irradiates the surgical area, and the probe taken up by the tumor generates emission light to guide the surgical resection of the tumor
    NIR-II fluorescence imaging probes and their applications
    • Table 1. Part of NIR-II imaging system

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      Table 1. Part of NIR-II imaging system

      System typeSystem technologyExperimental verificationRef.
      Open surgerysystemInGaAs array prototypeReal-time fluorescence imaging in mice30
      Lens-enhanced InGaAs arrayHigh-resolution (30 μm, 200 ms) mouse hindlimb vasculature31
      Time-dimension optical chopperMulti-tumor-marker quantitative imaging32
      Visible/NIR-I/II multispectral systemFirst human application (liver cancer surgery)4
      Tri-band (I/IIa/IIb) time-divisionMultifunctional imaging (fat, vessels, lymph)33
      Endoscopic surgery systemNIR-II endoscope frameworkRat colorectal cancer model verification34
      Microscopic systemNIR-II confocal systemReal-time 3D imaging (900 μm depth)36
      TCSPC+femtosecond laserFirst NIR-II lifetime imaging of brain vasculature37
      SNSPD confocal scannerSkull-penetrating imaging (2.5 mm depth, 7.5 mm×7.5 mm FOV)38
      SNSPD+PEG-QDs5.5 μm capillary imaging at 1.7 mm depth39
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    Ziyu Pei, Zeyu Lei, Xinchen Han, Jinze Zhao, Yifan Zhou, Lidan Fu, Jie Tian, Zhenhua Hu. NIR-II Fluorescence Guided Surgery Technology and Clinical Application (Invited)[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(18): 1817001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Medical Optics and Biotechnology

    Received: Jul. 24, 2025

    Accepted: Aug. 7, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 12, 2025

    The Author Email: Jie Tian (tian@ieee.org), Zhenhua Hu (zhenhua.hu@ia.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP251758

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP251758

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