Fluorescence angiography incorporated in microscope not only helps to identify vessels and vascular pathology but also ensures patency and adequacy of procedure like clipping of aneurysm or excision of AVM. Despite this technical advancement, cost and availability prohibits its extensive use in a developing country like ours. We here present our initial experience with intra-operative near infrared indocyanine green videoangiography (ICGA) and discuss its role in neurosurgery. A retrospective study enrolling patients with neurovascular pathology over last 2 months was performed. Endpoints included were adequacy of procedure, complications, cost and ease of application.
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