Title :
High-sensitivity terahertz imaging technique using nanoparticle probes for medical applications
Author :
Oh, Seung Jae ; Choi, Jihye ; Maeng, Inhee ; Suh, Jin-Suck ; Huh, Yong-Min ; Haam, Seungjoo ; Son, Joo-Hiuk
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radiol., Yonsei Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
We present the principle and in vivo experimental results of high sensitivity terahertz imaging technique which enables the target specific sensing of cancers and the molecular imaging of drug delivery.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; cancer; drugs; molecular biophysics; nanobiotechnology; drug delivery; high-sensitivity terahertz imaging; molecular imaging; nanoparticle probes; target specific cancers sensing; Biomedical equipment; Medical services; Optical imaging; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Winter Topicals Meeting Series (WTM), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Majorca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5240-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5241-5
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2010.5421967
