Recent development of gold nanoparticles as contrast agents for cancer diagnosis

D Luo, X Wang, C Burda, JP Basilion - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The development of nanotechnology has brought revolution to the
diagnosis and therapy of diseases, with a high precision and efficacy. Because …

Roadmap for metal nanoparticles in radiation therapy: Current status, translational challenges, and future directions

J Schuemann, AF Bagley, R Berbeco… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
This roadmap outlines the potential roles of metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) in the field of
radiation therapy. MNPs made up of a wide range of materials (from Titanium, Z= 22, to …

Quantitative imaging of gold nanoparticle distribution in a tumor-bearing mouse using benchtop x-ray fluorescence computed tomography

N Manohar, FJ Reynoso, P Diagaradjane, S Krishnan… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
X-ray fluorescence computed tomography (XFCT) is a technique that can identify, quantify
and locate elements within objects by detecting x-ray fluorescence (characteristic x-rays) …

Advances in functional X-ray imaging techniques and contrast agents

H Chen, MM Rogalski, JN Anker - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
X-rays have been used for non-invasive high-resolution imaging of thick biological
specimens since their discovery in 1895. They are widely used for structural imaging of …

Quantitative imaging of Gd nanoparticles in mice using benchtop cone-beam X-ray fluorescence computed tomography system

S Zhang, L Li, J Chen, Z Chen, W Zhang… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticles (NPs) are currently under intensive research for their application in tumor
diagnosis and therapy. X-ray fluorescence computed tomography (XFCT) is considered a …

First demonstration of multiplexed x-ray fluorescence computed tomography (XFCT) imaging

Y Kuang, G Pratx, M Bazalova, B Meng… - IEEE transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Simultaneous imaging of multiple probes or biomarkers represents a critical step toward
high specificity molecular imaging. In this work, we propose to utilize the element-specific …

Linearly polarized X-ray fluorescence computed tomography based on a Thomson scattering light source: a Monte Carlo study

Z Chi, Y Du, W Huang, C Tang - Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 2020 - journals.iucr.org
A Thomson scattering X-ray source can provide quasi-monochromatic, continuously energy-
tunable, polarization-controllable and high-brightness X-rays, which makes it an excellent …

High-spatial-resolution x-ray fluorescence tomography with spectrally matched nanoparticles

JC Larsson, C Vogt, W Vågberg… - Physics in Medicine …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Present macroscopic biomedical imaging methods provide either morphology with high
spatial resolution (eg CT) or functional/molecular information with lower resolution (eg PET) …

[HTML][HTML] Prostate cancer targeted X-ray fluorescence imaging via gold nanoparticles functionalized with prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)

D Hara, W Tao, TM Totiger, A Pourmand… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose The gold nanoparticle (GNP) as a promising theranostic probe has been
increasingly studied. The tumor-targeting efficiency of GNPs is crucial to increase the …

X-ray luminescence and x-ray fluorescence computed tomography: new molecular imaging modalities

M Ahmad, G Pratx, M Bazalova, LEI Xing - Ieee Access, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
X-ray luminescence and X-ray fluorescence computed tomography (CT) are two emerging
technologies in X-ray imaging that provide functional and molecular imaging capability. Both …