• DocumentCode
    1771898
  • Title

    In vivo photo-thermal optical coherence tomography of targeted mouse brain tumors using gold nanostars

  • Author

    Jung Heo ; Eunji Jang ; Seungjoo Haam ; Seung Jae Oh ; Yong-Min Huh ; Jin-Suck Suh ; Euiheon Chung ; Chulmin Joo

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Mech. Eng., Yonsei Univ., Seoul, South Korea
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present structural and molecular-contrast imaging of mouse brain tumors using photo-thermal optical coherence tomography (PT-OCT) in vivo. Based on strong PT response of gold nanostars, we demonstrate clear visualization of brain cancer margins.
  • Keywords
    biomedical optical imaging; brain; cancer; gold; nanomedicine; nanoparticles; optical tomography; photothermal effects; tumours; brain cancer margin visualization; gold nanostar PT response; in vivo PT-OCT; in vivo photothermal OCT; molecular contrast imaging; optical coherence tomography; structural imaging; targeted mouse brain tumors; Biomedical optical imaging; Gold; In vivo; Mice; Optical imaging; Tumors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989663