Cancer Imaging
Data from University of Chicago provide new insights into cancer imaging
Published in Cancer Weekly, October 26th, 2010
A new study, 'AuNP-DG: deoxyglucose-labeled gold nanoparticles as X-ray computed tomography contrast agents for cancer imaging,' is now available. In this recent article published in the journal Molecular Imaging and Biology, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To study the feasibility of using 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG)-labeled gold nanoparticle (AuNP-DG) as a computed tomography (CT) contrast agent with tumor targeting capability through in vitro experiments. PROCEDURES: Gold nanoparticles (AuNP) were fabricated and were conjugated with 2-deoxy-D-glucose."
"The human alveolar epithelial cancer cell line, A-549, was chosen for the in vitro cellular...
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