Cancer Institute A national cancer institute
designated cancer center

Lei Xing

Publication Details

  • Tomographic molecular imaging of x-ray-excitable nanoparticles.

    Pratx G, Carpenter CM, Sun C, Rao RP, Xing L. Opt Lett. 2010; 35 (20): 3345-7

    X-ray luminescence computed tomography (XLCT) is proposed as a new dual molecular/anatomical imaging modality. XLCT is based on the selective excitation and optical detection of x-ray-excitable nanoparticles. As a proof of concept, we built a prototype XLCT system and imaged near-IR-emitting Gd(2)O(2)S:Eu phosphors in various phantoms. Imaging in an optically diffusive medium shows that imaging performance is not affected by optical scatter; furthermore, the linear response of the reconstructed images suggests that XLCT is capable of quantitative imaging.

    PubMedID: 20967061

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