Cerenkov radiation energy transfer (CRET) imaging: A novel method for optical imaging of PET isotopes in biological systems

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Dothager, Robin S ^a,b   Goiffon, Reece J ^a,b   Jackson, Erin ^a,b   Harpstrite, Scott ^a,b   Piwnica Worms, David ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER 64; FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; QUANTUM DOT; TECHNETIUM 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; CERENKOV RADIATION ENERGY TRANSFER IMAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOUSE; NANOIMAGING; NONHUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SIGNAL DETECTION; ANIMAL; ENERGY TRANSFER; LUMINESCENCE;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

ANIMALS; ENERGY TRANSFER; LUMINESCENCE; MICE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 78149422809     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013300     Document Type: Article

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