title: In vivo photoacoustic mapping of lymphatic systems with plasmon-resonant nanostars.
abstract: Plasmon-resonant nanostars (NSTs) provide excellent contrast enhancement for photoacoustic tomography. The high photoacoustic sensitivity of NSTs at near-infrared wavelengths enable their in vivo detection in rat sentinel lymph nodes and vessels, with direct application toward lymphangiography.
authors.affiliation: Optical Imaging Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Dr., St. Louis, MO, USA. ; Tel: 1-314-935-6152.
authors.forename: Chulhong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyon-Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Junjie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Lihong V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Wang