Infrared absorbing dyes tailored for detection and therapy of solid tumors

Fábio A. Schaberle; Luis G. Arnaut; Carlos Serpa; Elsa F. F. Silva; Mariette M. Pereira; Artur R. Abreu; Sérgio Simões

doi:10.1117/12.871456

24 November 2010 Infrared absorbing dyes tailored for detection and therapy of solid tumors

Fábio A. Schaberle, Luis G. Arnaut, Carlos Serpa, Elsa F. F. Silva, Mariette M. Pereira, Artur R. Abreu, Sérgio Simões

Proceedings Volume 7376, Laser Applications in Life Sciences; 73760X (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.871456
Event: Laser Applications in Life Sciences 2010, 2010, Oulu, Finland

Abstract

We explore the use as contrast agents for photoacoustic tomography (PAT) of photosensitizers originally developed for the photodynamic therapy of cancer. We show that halogenated bacteriochlorins can enhance the sensitivity of PAT and increase the depth of the field probed by this technique.

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Fábio A. Schaberle, Luis G. Arnaut, Carlos Serpa, Elsa F. F. Silva, Mariette M. Pereira, Artur R. Abreu, and Sérgio Simões "Infrared absorbing dyes tailored for detection and therapy of solid tumors", Proc. SPIE 7376, Laser Applications in Life Sciences, 73760X (24 November 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.871456

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