title: Nanostars amplify ability to image cancer.
abstract: A new nanoparticle design may make cancer detection possible without the use of molecular markers of tumor cells. The star-shaped probe detected five different cancers in mouse models, according to a new study. By using nanostars to boost surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering signals, the technique highlighted tumor margins, microscopic metastases, and even precancerous cells with high precision.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D053758:Nanoparticles; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000379:methods*