Imaging of gene expression in vivo with photoacoustic tomography

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6086, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Li, Li ^a   Zemp, Roger J ^a   Lungu, Gina ^b   Stoica, George ^b   Wang, Lihong V ^a  

^a Texas A and M University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; LacZ; Molecular imaging; Photoacoustic; Reporter gene

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; TOMOGRAPHY; TUMORS;

GENE EXPRESSION; LACZ; MOLECULAR IMAGING; PHOTOACOUSTIC; REPORTER GENE;

GENES;

EID: 33646191437     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.646322     Document Type: Conference Paper

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