Dual-Modality Noninvasive Mapping of Sentinel Lymph Node by Photoacoustic and Near-Infrared Fluorescent Imaging Using Dye-Loaded Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3119-3128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiguo Liu ◽  
Pengfei Rong ◽  
Lun Yu ◽  
Xintong Zhang ◽  
Cejun Yang ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhu Fei-Peng ◽  
Chen Guo-Tao ◽  
Wang Shou-Ju ◽  
Liu Ying ◽  
Tang Yu-Xia ◽  
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Dual-modal imaging by combining magnetic resonance (MR) and near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence can integrate the advantages of high-resolution anatomical imaging with high sensitivity in vivo fluorescent imaging, which is expected to play a significant role in biomedical researches. Here we report a dual-modality imaging probe (NIR/MR-MSNs) fabricated by conjugating NIR fluorescent heptamethine dyes (IR-808) and MR contrast agents (Gd-DTPA) within highly aminated mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs-NH2). The dual-modality imaging probes NIR/MR-MSNs possess a size of ca. 120 nm. The NIR/MR-MSNs show not only near-infrared fluorescence imaging property with an emission peak at 794 nm, but also highly MRT1relaxivity of 14.54 mM−1 s−1, which is three times more than Gd-DTPA. In vitro experiment reveals high uptake and retention abilities of the nanoprobes, while cell viability assay demonstrates excellent cytocompatibility of the dual-modality imaging probe. After intratumor injection with the NIR/MR-MSNs, MR imaging shows clear anatomical border of the enhanced tumor region while NIR fluorescence exhibits high sensitive tumor detection ability. These intriguing features suggest that this newly developed dual-modality imaging probes have great potential in biomedical imaging.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Chen ◽  
ChiAn Cheng ◽  
Emily Cosco ◽  
Shyam Ramakrishnan ◽  
Jakob Lingg ◽  
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Tissue is translucent to shortwave infrared (SWIR) light, rendering optical imaging superior in this region. However, the widespread use of optical SWIR imaging has been limited, in part, by the lack of bright, biocompatible contrast agents that absorb and emit light above 1000 nm. J-aggregation offers a means to transform stable, near-infrared (NIR) fluorophores into red-shifted SWIR contrast agents. Here we demonstrate that hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles (HMSNs) can template the J-aggregation of NIR fluorophore IR-140 to result in nanomaterials that absorb and emit SWIR light. The J-aggregates inside PEGylated HMSNs are stable for multiple weeks in buffer and enable high resolution imaging <i>in vivo</i>with 980 nm excitation.


2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (33) ◽  
pp. 5560-5566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesan Yan ◽  
Huiquan Wang ◽  
Anqi Zhang ◽  
Calvin Zhao ◽  
Yongping Chen ◽  
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The IR780@NPs exhibited excellent characteristics for in vivo imaging with a long circulation time and high retention in tumor and sentinel lymph node.


Author(s):  
Ahmed A. Elbatrawy ◽  
Da Sol Lee ◽  
Sang Bong Lee ◽  
Hui-Jeon Jeon ◽  
Sijoon Lee ◽  
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Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent imaging agents with biocompatibility and high sensitivity are urgently required for the accurate detection of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs). Herein, we report the design of a novel...


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