Ultrasound Plus Nanoparticle Chemo Destroys Tumors in Mice (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Ultrasound Plus Nanoparticle Chemo Destroys Tumors in Mice

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Clockwise from top left: A tumor (blue arrows) is heated with ultrasound (red dashed line); heat map of tumor during treatment; PET scan shows nanoparticles in surviving tumor margin; bright contrast agent shows area damaged by heat.

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Andrew Wong/UC Davis

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