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Quantification of ALA-fluorescence induced by a modified commercially available head lamp and a surgical microscope

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    Michael Sabel, Johannes Knipps, Lisa Margarete Neumann, Max Kieslich, Hans-Jakob Steiger, Marion Rapp & Marcel A. Kamp

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Prof. Sabel is a consultant for Johnson & Johnson Company, and Prof. Sabel and PD Rapp are consultants for the Integra Company. All other authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria, educational grants, participation in speakers’ bureaus, membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge, or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.

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Sabel, M., Knipps, J., Neumann, L.M. et al. Quantification of ALA-fluorescence induced by a modified commercially available head lamp and a surgical microscope. Neurosurg Rev 41, 1079–1083 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-018-0997-2

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