Advanced search
Start date
Betweenand
Related content
(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Firearm Projectile in the Maxillary Tuberosity Located by Adjunctive Examination of Wide-Field Optical Fluorescence

Full text
Author(s):
Andrade, Sergio Araujo [1] ; Varotti, Fernando de Pilla [1] ; Bagnato, Vanderlei Salvador [2] ; Pratavieira, Sebastiao [2]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Sao Joao del Rei, Nucleo Pesquisa Quim Biol NQBio, Campus CCO, Divinopolis - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos Inst Phys, POB 369, BR-13560970 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Photomedicine and Laser Surgery; v. 36, n. 2, p. 112-115, FEB 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 2
Abstract

Objective: Demonstrate the use of wide-field optical fluorescence as an adjunctive examination in a clinical routine to oral diagnosis. Background data: Use of wide-field optical fluorescence in the oral cavity has been restricted to topics related to the detection and diagnosis of oral cancer. Materials and methods: In a regular medical appointment, a 58-year-old female patient, without any complaint or oral symptom, underwent the complementary examination by wide-field optical fluorescence. A device with high-power light-emitting diode emitting light centered at a wavelength of (400 +/- 10) nm and maximum irradiance of (0.040 +/- 0.008) W/cm(2) was used for fluorescence visualization. Results: We report the location of a firearm projectile, intraosseous, in the maxillary tuberosity using wide-field optical fluorescence. Conclusions: It is evidenced that wide-field optical fluorescence, within a clinical routine, can provide relevant images and data, with an immediate result, without the use of ionizing radiation, enabling an efficient oral diagnosis. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/50857-8 - National Institute in Basic Optics and Applied to Life Sciences
Grantee:Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 13/07276-1 - CEPOF - Optics and Photonic Research Center
Grantee:Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato
Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC