Targeted contrast agents and activatable probes for photoacoustic imaging of cancer
Zhenxiang Zhao, Chelsea B. Swartchick, Jefferson Chan
Abstract
Photoacoustic (PA) imaging can enable high resolution visualization of biological processes at the molecular level through the application of targeted contrast agents or activatable probes.
Topics & Concepts
Photoacoustic imaging in biomedicineContrast (vision)Cancer detectionCancer imagingNanotechnologyChemistryContrast enhancementCancerMaterials scienceMedicineRadiologyComputer scienceOpticsMagnetic resonance imagingInternal medicineComputer visionPhysicsPhotoacoustic and Ultrasonic ImagingNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsPhotodynamic Therapy Research Studies