Development of a High-Throughput Molecular Imaging-Based Orthotopic Hepatocellular Carcinoma Model

We have developed a novel orthotopic rat hepatocellular (HCC) model and have assessed the ability to use bioluminescence imaging (BLI), positron emission tomography (PET), and ultrasound for early tumor detection and monitoring of disease progression. 

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hwang, Gloria L, van den Bosch, Maurice A, Kim, Young I, Katzenberg, Regina, Willmann, Juergen K, Paulmurugan, Ramasamy, Gambhir, Sanjiv S, Hofmann, Lawrence
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Cureus 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494575/