Functionalized rare earth-doped nanoparticles for breast cancer nanodiagnostic using fluorescence and CT imaging

Functionalized rare earth-doped nanoparticles for breast cancer nanodiagnostic using fluorescence and CT imaging

Abstract Background Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women and represents 14% of death in women around the world. The standard diagnosis method for breast tumor is mammography, which is often related with false-negative results leading to therapeutic delays and contrib...

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Main Authors: Akhil Jain, Pierrick G. J. Fournier, Vladimir Mendoza-Lavaniegos, Prakhar Sengar, Fernando M. Guerra-Olvera, Enrique Iñiguez, Thomas G. Kretzschmar, Gustavo A. Hirata, Patricia Juárez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Nanobiotechnology
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Cancer detection
Luminescent nanoparticles
Folate receptor
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12951-018-0359-9

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