Imaging Tumor Angiogenesis With Contrast Ultrasound and Microbubbles Targeted to α <sub>v</sub> β <sub>3</sub> - Concepedia

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Imaging Tumor Angiogenesis With Contrast Ultrasound and Microbubbles Targeted to α <sub>v</sub> β <sub>3</sub>

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Dilantha B. Ellegala, Howard Leong‐Poi, Joan E. Carpenter, Alexander L. Klibanov, Sanjiv Kaul, Mark E. Shaffrey, Jiri Sklenar, Jonathan R. Lindner

Abstract

CEU with microbubbles targeted to alpha(v)beta3 can noninvasively detect early tumor angiogenesis. This technique, when coupled with changes in blood volume and velocity, may provide insights into the biology of tumor angiogenesis and be used for diagnostic applications.

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