In vivo fluorescence imaging of threadlike tissues (Bonghan ducts) inside lymphatic vessels with nanoparticles

Current Applied Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 342-348

  Yoo, Jung Sun ^a   Johng, Hyeon Min ^a   Yoon, Tae Jong ^b   Shin, Hak Soo ^a   Lee, Byung Cheon ^a,b   Lee, Changhoon ^a   Ahn, Byung Soo ^c   Kang, Dae In ^c   Lee, Jin Kyu ^b   Soh, Kwang Sup ^a  

^a FPRD   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Korean Institute of Herbal Acupuncture   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Bonghan duct; Electron microscope; Lymphatic vessel; Nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; BLOOD VESSELS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; FLUORESCENCE; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

BONGHAN DUCT; FLUORESCENCE REFLECTANCE IMAGING; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MAGNETOPHORETIC CONTROL;

TISSUE;

EID: 33847261471     PISSN: 15671739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2006.09.011     Document Type: Article

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