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

Autor(es)

Andrade, Sergio Araujo ^[1] ; Varotti, Fernando de Pilla ^[1] ; Bagnato, Vanderlei Salvador ^[2] ; Pratavieira, Sebastiao ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[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

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Photomedicine and Laser Surgery; v. 36, n. 2, p. 112-115, FEB 2018.
• Citações Web of Science: 2

Resumo

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)

• Processo FAPESP: 14/50857-8 - INCT 2014 - de Óptica Básica e Aplicada às Ciências da Vida
• Beneficiário: Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 13/07276-1 - CEPOF - Centro de Pesquisa em Óptica e Fotônica
• Beneficiário: Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Centros de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão - CEPIDs