PET Scans (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Niels Bohr Institute

PET Scans

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The images show PET scans of a mouse with a large tumor (by the white arrow). The tumor is treated with nanoparticles, which are injected directly into the tumor and are then flashed with near infrared laser light. The laser light heats the nanoparticles, thus damaging or killing the cancer cells (red arrows).

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(Credit: Kamilla Nørregaard and Jesper Tranekjær Jørgensen, Panum Inst.)

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(Credit: Kamilla Nørregaard and Jesper Tranekjær Jørgensen, Panum Inst.)

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