Initial clinical experiences using the intraoperative probe‐based parathyroid autofluorescence identification system—PTeye™ during thyroid and parathyroid procedures

Background and Objective The Food and Drug Administration has cleared a probe‐based near‐infrared autofluorescence (NIRAF) detection system called PTeye™ as an adjunct tool for label‐free intraoperative parathyroid gland (PG) identification. Since PTeye™ has been investigated only in a “blinded” manner to date, this study describes the preliminary impressions of PTeye™ when used by surgeons without being blinded to the device output. Methods...