title: Imaging gold nanorods in excised human breast carcinoma by spectroscopic optical coherence tomography.
abstract: Plasmon-resonant gold nanorods (GNRs) can serve as imaging agents for spectroscopic optical coherence tomography (SOCT). The aspect ratio of the GNRs are adjusted for maximum absorption in the far red to create a partial spectral overlap with the low-wavelength edge of the near-infrared SOCT imaging band. The spectroscopic absorption profile of the GNRs is incorporated into a depth-resolved algorithm for mapping the relative GNR density within OCT images. This technique enables us to image GNR distributions in excised human breast carcinomas, demonstrating their potential as OCT contrast agents in heteregeneous, highly scattering tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA. Tel: +1 (217) 244-7479.
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Oldenburg
authors.forename: Matthew N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Tyler S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Ralston
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Boppart