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Organometallic carbonyl clusters: a new class of contrast agents for photoacoustic cerebral vascular imaging

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: We report, for the first time, the use of a water-soluble organometallic compound as a stable, reliable and high-contrast photoacoustic contrast agent. This gives a significantly higher contrast than that achievable with alternatives such as single-walled carbon nanotubes. Image enhancement of the rat cerebral cortex vasculature was observed using in vivo dark-field photoacoustic microscopy.

Source: Chemical Communications

DOI: 10.1039/c3cc48529c

Authors: Kien Voon Kong, Lun-De Liao, Zhiyong Lam, Nitish V. Thakor, Weng Kee Leong, Malini Olivo

Institutions: Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Johns Hopkins University, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

Language: English

Topic: Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2085049095

FWCI: 1.903

Cites: 40

Cited by: 24

Related to: 10