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Nanorods and two-photon technique could advance cancer therapy

Gary Boas

Two-photon imaging is a technique that offers a powerful means of diagnosing epithelial cancers early because it allows noninvasive imaging of subcellular features hundreds of micrometers deep in tissue. Imaging endogenous fluorophores, researchers have shown that they can distinguish cancerous and precancerous cells as deep as 40 μm. By incorporating fluorescent contrast agents, they also have tracked additional biomolecular signatures that can help identify cancer. Investigators have therefore devoted considerable effort to the use of organic fluorophores and luminescent contrast...Read full article

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    Published: May 2007
    Basic SciencebiomolecularBiophotonicsgold nanorodsMicroscopyResearch & Technologytwo-photon imaging

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