@article {272, title = {Picomolar sensitivity MRI and photoacoustic imaging of cobalt nanoparticles}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, volume = {106}, year = {2009}, note = {P Natl Acad Sci USA420HDTimes Cited:43Cited References Count:41}, month = {Mar 17}, pages = {4085-4089}, abstract = {

Multimodality imaging based on complementary detection principles has broad clinical applications and promises to improve the accuracy of medical diagnosis. This means that a tracer particle advantageously incorporates multiple functionalities into a single delivery vehicle. In the present work, we explore a unique combination of MRI and photoacoustic tomography (PAT) to detect picomolar concentrations of nanoparticles. The nanoconstruct consists of ferromagnetic (Co) particles coated with gold (Au) for biocompatibility and a unique shape that enables optical absorption over a broad range of frequencies. The end result is a dual-modality probe useful for the detection of trace amounts of nanoparticles in biological tissues, in which MRI provides volume detection, whereas PAT performs edge detection.

}, keywords = {cancer}, isbn = {0027-8424}, doi = {Doi 10.1073/Pnas.0813019106}, url = {://WOS:000264278800008}, author = {Bouchard, L. S. and Anwar, M. S. and Liu, G. L. and Hann, B. and Xie, Z. H. and Gray, J. W. and Wang, X. D. and Pines, A. and Chen, F. F.} }