Roadmap to clinical use of gold nanoparticles for radiation sensitization

J Schuemann, R Berbeco, DB Chithrani, SH Cho… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in interest in the use of gold nanoparticles
(GNPs) as radiation sensitizers for radiation therapy. This interest was initially driven by their …

Opportunities for new CT contrast agents to maximize the diagnostic potential of emerging spectral CT technologies

BM Yeh, PF FitzGerald, PM Edic, JW Lambert… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2017 - Elsevier
The introduction of spectral CT imaging in the form of fast clinical dual-energy CT enabled
contrast material to be differentiated from other radiodense materials, improved lesion …

[HTML][HTML] A plasmonic gold nanostar theranostic probe for in vivo tumor imaging and photothermal therapy

Y Liu, JR Ashton, EJ Moding, H Yuan, JK Register… - Theranostics, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nanomedicine has attracted increasing attention in recent years, because it offers great
promise to provide personalized diagnostics and therapy with improved treatment efficacy …

Advances in micro-CT imaging of small animals

DP Clark, CT Badea - Physica Medica, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Micron-scale computed tomography (micro-CT) imaging is a ubiquitous, cost-
effective, and non-invasive three-dimensional imaging modality. We review recent …

In vivo small animal micro-CT using nanoparticle contrast agents

JR Ashton, JL West, CT Badea - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Computed tomography (CT) is one of the most valuable modalities for in vivo imaging
because it is fast, high-resolution, cost-effective, and non-invasive. Moreover, CT is heavily …

Micro-CT of rodents: state-of-the-art and future perspectives

DP Clark, CT Badea - Physica medica, 2014 - Elsevier
Micron-scale computed tomography (micro-CT) is an essential tool for phenotyping and for
elucidating diseases and their therapies. This work is focused on preclinical micro-CT …

Dual energy CT in radiotherapy: current applications and future outlook

W Van Elmpt, G Landry, M Das, F Verhaegen - Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2016 - Elsevier
Dual energy CT (DECT) scanners are nowadays available in many radiology departments.
For radiotherapy purposes, new strategies using DECT imaging are investigated to optimize …

Spectral computed tomography with inorganic nanomaterials: State-of-the-art

Y Li, MH Younis, H Wang, J Zhang, W Cai… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, spectral computed tomography (CT) technology has received great interest in the
field of radiology. Spectral CT imaging utilizes the distinct, energy-dependent X-ray …

Gold nanoparticles as X‐ray, CT, and multimodal imaging contrast agents: Formulation, targeting, and methodology

MM Mahan, AL Doiron - Journal of nanomaterials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Computed tomography (CT) is among the most popular medical imaging modalities due to
its high resolution images, fast scan time, low cost, and compatibility with all patients. CT …

Multicolor spectral photon-counting computed tomography: in vivo dual contrast imaging with a high count rate scanner

DP Cormode, S Si-Mohamed, D Bar-Ness… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
A new prototype spectral photon-counting computed tomography (SPCCT) based on a
modified clinical CT system has been developed. SPCCT analysis of the energy …