<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Molecular imaging techniques using nanoparticles have significant potential to be widely used for the detection of various types of cancers. Nowadays, there has been an increased focus on developing novel nanoprobes as molecular imaging contrast enhancement agents in nanobiomedicine. The purpose of this review article is to summarize the use of a variety of nanoprobes and their current achievements in accurate cancer imaging and effective treatment. Nanoprobes are rapidly becoming potential tools for cancer diagnosis by using novel molecular imaging modalities such as Ultrasound (US) imaging, Computerized Tomography (CT), Single Photon Emission Tomography (SPECT) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and Optical Imaging. These imaging modalities may facilitate earlier and more accurate diagnosis and staging the most of cancers.</p></abstract>

Molecular imaging techniques using nanoparticles have significant potential to be widely used for the detection of various types of cancers. Nowadays, there has been an increased focus on developing novel nanoprobes as molecular imaging contrast enhancement agents in nanobiomedicine. The purpose of this review article is to summarize the use of a variety of nanoprobes and their current achievements in accurate cancer imaging and effective treatment. Nanoprobes are rapidly becoming potential tools for cancer diagnosis by using novel molecular imaging modalities such as Ultrasound (US) imaging, Computerized Tomography (CT), Single Photon Emission Tomography (SPECT) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and Optical Imaging. These imaging modalities may facilitate earlier and more accurate diagnosis and staging the most of cancers.

A literature review on multimodality molecular imaging nanoprobes for cancer detection

Dept. of Medical Physics, School of Medicine

Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering

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Molecular imaging techniques using nanoparticles have significant potential to be widely used for the detection of various types of cancers. Nowadays, there...

A literature review on multimodality molecular imaging nanoprobes for cancer detection

Published Online: Jun 18, 2019

Page range: 57 - 68

Received: Dec 25, 2018

Accepted: Mar 26, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2019-0009

Keywords
molecular imaging, nanoprobes, cancer, nanobiomedicine

© 2019 Daryoush Shahbazi-Gahrouei et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

A literature review on multimodality molecular imaging nanoprobes for cancer detection

Published Online: Jun 18, 2019

Page range: 57 - 68

Received: Dec 25, 2018

Accepted: Mar 26, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2019-0009

Keywordsmolecular imaging, nanoprobes, cancer, nanobiomedicine

© 2019 Daryoush Shahbazi-Gahrouei et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
molecular imaging, nanoprobes, cancer, nanobiomedicine