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Photodynamic Therapy of an Abdominal Abscess at the Time of Percutaneous Drainage

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This work was supported by grant EB029921 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH did not participate in the study in any way, beyond providing funding.

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  1. Department of Imaging Sciences, Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA

    Timothy M. Baran

  2. Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 648, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA

    Ashwani Kumar Sharma

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TB contributed to writing and/or revision of the manuscript, approved the final version of the manuscript, accountable for the manuscript’s contents. AKS contributed to writing and/or revision of the manuscript, approved the final version of the manuscript, accountable for the manuscript’s contents.

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Baran, T.M., Sharma, A.K. Photodynamic Therapy of an Abdominal Abscess at the Time of Percutaneous Drainage. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 46, 1292–1294 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-023-03504-z

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