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Blockade of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) binding to its receptors on endothelial cells has been shown preclinically to induce tumour growth inhibition. Using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) or micro-ultrasound imaging and micro-computed …
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Objective. Visualization and quantification of angiogenesis are instrumental in development of antian- giogenic therapy. Although both 2-dimensional (2D) and 3-dimensional (3D) ultrasonography have been used to monitor tumor growth and vasculature …
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to develop a method for assessing tumor vascularity in a preclinical model of breast cancer using contrast-enhanced ultrasonography. METHODS: Eight mice were injected with 67NR breast cancer cells on their hind …
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The angiopoietins Ang1 (ANGPT1) and Ang2 (ANGPT2) are secreted factors that bind to the endothelial cell-specific receptor tyrosine kinase Tie2 (TEK) and regulate angiogenesis. Ang1 activates Tie2 to promote blood vessel maturation and stabilization. In …
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Improved imaging approaches are needed for ovarian cancer screening, diagnosis, staging, and resection guidance. Here, we propose a combined photoacoustic (PA)/Raman approach using gold nanorods (GNRs) as a passively targeted molecular imaging agent. GNRs …
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We have discovered that ultrasound-mediated microbubble vascular disruption can enhance tumor responses to radiation in vivo. We demonstrate this effect using a human PC3 prostate cancer xenograft model. Results indicate a synergistic effect in vivo with …
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The use of gold nanorods for photoacoustic molecular imaging with simultaneous multiple targeting is reported. Multiple targeting is done by utilizing the tunable optical absorption property of gold nanorods. This technique allows multiple molecular …
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Over the past decade, non-invasive preclinical imaging has emerged as an important tool to facilitate biomedical discovery. Not only have the markets for these tools accelerated, but the numbers of peer-reviewed papers in which imaging end points and …
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It has been shown that nonlinear scattering can be stimulated from microbubble contrast agents at high-transmit frequencies (14-32 MHz). This work was extended to demonstrate the feasibility of nonlinear contrast imaging through modifications of existing …
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Imaging modalities play an important role in the clinical management of cancer, including screening, diagnosis, treatment planning and therapy monitoring. Owing to increased research efforts during the past two decades, photoacoustic imaging (a …