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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"Cancer imaging"”.
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Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Cancer Imaging and Therapy
… nanotechnology have offered new possibilities in cancer detection andtreatment. Through the use of multifunctional nanoparticles, researchers aim to address current limitations of cancer therapy by expediting the detection of the disease and improving the therapeutic efficacy of drugs while …
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Multifunctional Hybrid Theranostic Nanoplatforms for Cancer Imaging and Therapy
Cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with millions of new cases diagnosed each year and a significant number of deaths attributed to the disease. Traditional cancer treatments like surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy often face limitations, including …
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Objective assessment of sonographic quality for breast cancer imaging
"The purpose of any medical imaging device is to acquire timely diagnostic information in a manner that poses the lowest cost and risk to patients and society. Ideally, medical imaging systems are designed by maximizing the benefit-to-cost ratio from a set of laboratory measurements that define …
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An Ultra-pH-Sensitive Logic Decodes Cancer Imaging and Immunotherapy
Pages 186-213 are misnumbered as pages 219-246.
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Novel Amino Acid Transporter-Targeted Radiotracers For Breast Cancer Imaging
<p>Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women in the world. Its 5-year survival rate ranges from 23.4% in patients with stage IV to 98% in stage I disease, highlighting the importance of early detection and diagnosis. <sup>18</sup>F-2-Fluoro-2-deoxy-glucose (<sup>18</sup>F-FDG), using …
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Dynamic Digital Optical Tomography for Cancer Imaging and Therapy Monitoring
Diffuse optical tomography is a non-invasive imaging technique that uses near-infrared light to create three-dimensional images of tissue. This dissertation presents the design and validation of an instrument for rapid optical imaging using digital detection techniques. In addition to a detailed …
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Functional nanostructures for advanced cancer imaging and fluorescence-guided surgery
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2026-12-01
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Microelectromechanical handheld laser-scanning confocal microscope: application to breast cancer imaging
… indicate that 60% of 6.7 million annual global cancer mortalities and 54% of 10.8 million new patients are in developing nations, unable or unwilling to avail of invasive screening tests that are the current norm. For most cancers, survival rate is strongly dependent on early detection, …
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Near Infrared Fluorescent Choline Kinase Inhibitors for Cancer Imaging and Therapy
… phenotype and greater malignancy in many human cancers. Inhibitors of ChoKa induce apoptosis in tumorigenic cells, but validation of their specificity is difficult in vivo. Alterations in the profile of choline metabolites are detectable by magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), but because of …
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High-speed polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography: toward intraoperative cancer imaging
Successful treatment of most breast cancers requires surgical removal of the tumor. The current standard-of-care does not provide any tools for real-time assessment of the tumor cavity. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has previously been developed for real-time intraoperative use in hopes of …
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Applications of Ephb4 Receptor Specific Peptides In Targeted Cancer Imaging and Therapy
… as well as angiogenic blood vessels. Noninvasive imaging of EphB4 could potentially increase early detection rates, monitor response to therapy directed against EphB4, and improve patient outcomes. Targeted delivery of EphB4 receptor specific peptide conjugated hollow gold nanoshells (HAuNS) into …
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Optical coherence tomography and targeted multi-modal protein microspheres for cancer imaging
Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-22T22:15:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Nguyen_Freddy1.pdf: 44286913 bytes, checksum: 25adf2119dc8e21711fa930ef1d6461f (MD5) license.txt: 4062 bytes, checksum: 68620aadf6056c3614651a5a2c1c3fc5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-18
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Exploring the fundamentals of nanomaterials design for biomolecular sensing and cancer imaging
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2024-12-01
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Nanoparticle coatings for spatial and temporal control of cancer imaging and therapy
… linkers, enabling localized gene delivery to cancer cells expressing tumor-associated proteases. 4) Electrostatic coatings for gene delivery vectors are characterized and developed in vivo, leading to the identification of certain peptide-particle formulations that integrate stimulatory and …
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Next generation near infrared (NIR) and shortwave infrared (SWIR) wearables for breast cancer imaging
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is a common breast cancer treatment that involves administering chemotherapy for 3-6 months prior to surgery. This treatment enables more breast-conserving surgeries and even allows for the omission of surgery in some cases. However, about 31% of patients receiving …
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Mammary Window Chamber Model: A Platform For Multi-Modality Cancer Imaging And Dynamic Oxygenation Assessment
… throughout the years has furthered the study of cancer. However, optical imaging techniques utilized with the model are limited in the depth from which light can penetrate and signal can be received. Further, ectopic placement of a xenograft in a model animal may modify the relevancy of findings …
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Design Rules for the Nucleation, Growth, and Encapsulation of Gold Nanoparticles with Applications to Cancer Imaging
… are exciting candidates for high-precision cancer imaging due to their highly specific spectral signature (Raman “fingerprint”) and propensity for passive targeting of cancerous tissues. However, the signal intensity of currently available SERS nanoparticles is insufficient for cancer …
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A multimodal breast cancer imaging system using coregistered dynamic diffuse optical tomography and digital breast tomosynthesis
… (DOT) is an emerging noninvasive functional imaging method for breast cancer diagnosis and neoadjuvant chemotherapy monitoring. In particular, the multimodal approach of combining DOT with x-ray digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is especially synergistic as DBT prior information can be used …
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