In vivo visualization of gold-loaded cells in mice using x-ray computed tomography

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 284-292

  Astolfo, Alberto ^a,b   Schültke, Elisabeth ^c   Menk, Ralf Hendrik ^d   Kirch, Robert D ^c   Juurlink, Bernhard H J ^e   Hall, Christopher ^a   Harsan, Laura Adela ^c   Stebel, Marco ^b   Barbetta, Davide ^b   Tromba, Giuliana ^d   Arfelli, Fulvia ^b,f  

^a AUSTRALIAN SYNCHROTRON   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^f SEZIONE DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodistribution; Gold nanoparticles; High resolution imaging; In vivo; Synchrotron radiation; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

BIODISTRIBUTIONS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGING; IN-VIVO; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

BRAIN; CELL CULTURE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; GOLD; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAMMALS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SCANNING; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; TUMORS; X RAYS;

CELLS;

GOLD NANOPARTICLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL TRACKING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIOBLASTOMA; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MOUSE; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PREDICTION; RADIATION DOSE; TUMOR CELL; VISIBILITY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; GOLD; MALE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICE; MICE, NUDE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RATS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84873719723     PISSN: 15499634     EISSN: 15499642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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