Targeted microbubbles for imaging tumor angiogenesis: assessment of whole-body biodistribution with dynamic micro-PET in mice

Jürgen K Willmann, Zhen Cheng, Corrine Davis, Amelie M Lutz, Meike L Schipper, Carsten Haagen Nielsen, Sanjiv S Gambhir

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Abstract

To evaluate in vivo whole-body biodistribution of microbubbles (MBs) targeted to tumor angiogenesis-related vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor 2 (VEGFR2) by using dynamic micro-positron emission tomography (PET) in living mice.
Original languageEnglish
JournalRadiology
Volume249
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)212-9
Number of pages8
ISSN0033-8419
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Antibodies
  • Benzoates
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique
  • Fluorocarbons
  • Hemangiosarcoma
  • Liver
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Microbubbles
  • Neoplasms, Experimental
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Spleen
  • Succinimides
  • Tissue Distribution
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2

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