Current and future lymphatic imaging modalities for tumor staging

Ghulam Murtaza*, Kuo Gao, Tiegang Liu, Imran Tariq, Ashif Sajjad, Muhammad Rouf Akram, Meiying Niu, Guokai Liu, Zahid Mehmood, Guihua Tian

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Abstract

Tumor progression is supported by the lymphatic system which should be scanned efficiently for tumor staging as well as the enhanced therapeutic outcomes. Poor resolution and low sensitivity is a limitation of traditional lymphatic imaging modalities; thus new noninvasive approaches like nanocarriers, magnetic resonance imaging, positron-emission tomography, and quantum dots are advantageous. Some newer modalities, which are under development, and their potential uses will also be discussed in this review.

Original languageEnglish
Article number714674
JournalBioMed Research International
Volume2014
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Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

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Murtaza, G., Gao, K., Liu, T., Tariq, I., Sajjad, A., Akram, M. R., Niu, M., Liu, G., Mehmood, Z., & Tian, G. (2014). Current and future lymphatic imaging modalities for tumor staging. BioMed Research International, 2014, Article 714674. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/714674