Abstract
We review recent progress in tumor imaging in vivo using fluorescent tags, highlight the problems of fluorescence imaging in small animals, discuss recent advances in near-infrared fluorochromes and quantum dots, and point to some future possibilities. GFP-based fluorescence imaging is briefly discussed. The authors believe that improvements in near-infrared fluorochromes are required to enable practical imaging in tissues at centimeter depths.
Keywords: animals, antibodies, monoclonal, antigens, neoplasm, fluorescent dyes, green fluorescent protein, imaging, nanotechnology, quantum dots
Current Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Fluorescence Imaging of Tumors In Vivo
Volume: 12 Issue: 7
Author(s): Byron Ballou, Lauren A. Ernst and Alan S. Waggoner
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Keywords: animals, antibodies, monoclonal, antigens, neoplasm, fluorescent dyes, green fluorescent protein, imaging, nanotechnology, quantum dots
Abstract: We review recent progress in tumor imaging in vivo using fluorescent tags, highlight the problems of fluorescence imaging in small animals, discuss recent advances in near-infrared fluorochromes and quantum dots, and point to some future possibilities. GFP-based fluorescence imaging is briefly discussed. The authors believe that improvements in near-infrared fluorochromes are required to enable practical imaging in tissues at centimeter depths.
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Ballou Byron, Ernst A. Lauren and Waggoner S. Alan, Fluorescence Imaging of Tumors In Vivo, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2005; 12 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867053507324
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