Longo, E;
Sancey, L;
Cedola, A;
Barbier, EL;
Bravin, A;
Brun, F;
Bukreeva, I;
... Zeitoun, P; + view all
(2021)
3D Spatial Distribution of Nanoparticles in Mice Brain Metastases by X-ray Phase-Contrast Tomography.
Frontiers in Oncology
, 11
, Article 554668. 10.3389/fonc.2021.554668.
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Abstract
Characterizing nanoparticles (NPs) distribution in multiple and complex metastases is of fundamental relevance for the development of radiological protocols based on NPs administration. In the literature, there have been advances in monitoring NPs in tissues. However, the lack of 3D information is still an issue. X-ray phase-contrast tomography (XPCT) is a 3D label-free, non-invasive and multi-scale approach allowing imaging anatomical details with high spatial and contrast resolutions. Here an XPCT qualitative study on NPs distribution in a mouse brain model of melanoma metastases injected with gadolinium-based NPs for theranostics is presented. For the first time, XPCT images show the NPs uptake at micrometer resolution over the full brain. Our results revealed a heterogeneous distribution of the NPs inside the melanoma metastases, bridging the gap in spatial resolution between magnetic resonance imaging and histology. Our findings demonstrated that XPCT is a reliable technique for NPs detection and can be considered as an emerging method for the study of NPs distribution in organs.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | 3D Spatial Distribution of Nanoparticles in Mice Brain Metastases by X-ray Phase-Contrast Tomography |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fonc.2021.554668 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2021.554668 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2021 Longo, Sancey, Cedola, Barbier, Bravin, Brun, Bukreeva, Fratini, Massimi, Greving, Le Duc, Tillement, De La Rochefoucauld and Zeitoun. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | 3D visualization, melanoma metastases, brain, nanoparticles, synchrotron radiation, X-ray phase-contrast tomography |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Med Phys and Biomedical Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10132662 |
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