Progress in applications of magnetic nanoparticles in biomedicine

QA Pankhurst, NTK Thanh, SK Jones… - Journal of Physics D …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
A progress report is presented on a selection of scientific, technological and commercial
advances in the biomedical applications of magnetic nanoparticles since 2003. Particular …

Novel techniques for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer: a systematic review

M Ahmed, AD Purushotham, M Douek - The lancet oncology, 2014 - thelancet.com
The existing standard for axillary lymph node staging in breast cancer patients with a
clinically and radiologically normal axilla is sentinel lymph node biopsy with a radioisotope …

Magnetic nanoparticles: from fabrication to clinical applications

NTK Thanh - 2012 - books.google.com
Offering the latest information in magnetic nanoparticle (MNP) research, Magnetic
Nanoparticles: From Fabrication to Clinical Applications provides a comprehensive review …

Intraoperative sentinel lymph node map** of the lung using near-infrared fluorescent quantum dots

EG Soltesz, S Kim, RG Laurence, AM DeGrand… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The presence of lymph node metastases is an important prognostic marker
with regard to non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Assessment of the sentinel lymph node …

EANM practice guidelines for lymphoscintigraphy and sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma

C Bluemel, K Herrmann, F Giammarile… - European journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Sentinel lymph node biopsy is an essential staging tool in patients with clinically
localized melanoma. The harvesting of a sentinel lymph node entails a sequence of …

Lymphatic map** and sentinel node analysis: current concepts and applications

SL Chen, DM Iddings, RP Scheri… - CA: a cancer journal for …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Since the introduction of sentinel node biopsy in 1990 as a minimally invasive surgical
technique for the diagnosis of melanoma lymphatic metastases, the number of applications …

Tumor-derived TGFβ-1 induces dendritic cell apoptosis in the sentinel lymph node

M Ito, Y Minamiya, H Kawai, S Saito, H Saito… - The Journal of …, 2006 - journals.aai.org
Lymphatic flux from a primary tumor initially flows into a tumor-draining lymph node (LN), the
so-called sentinel LN (SLN). Carried by the lymph fluid are a variety of mediators produced …

The role of magnetic nanoparticles in the localization and treatment of breast cancer

M Ahmed, M Douek - BioMed research international, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The role of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) in medical applications is rapidly develo**.
Advances in nanotechnology are bringing us closer to the development of dual and …

Clinical relevance of novel imaging technologies for sentinel lymph node identification and staging

A Cousins, SK Thompson, AB Wedding… - Biotechnology advances, 2014 - Elsevier
The sentinel lymph node (SLN) concept has become a standard of care for patients with
breast cancer and melanoma, yet its clinical application to other cancer types has been …

In vivo biodistribution studies and ex vivo lymph node imaging using heavy metal-free quantum dots

E Yaghini, HD Turner, AM Le Marois, K Suhling… - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
Quantum dots (QDs) are attractive photoluminescence probes for biomedical imaging due to
their unique photophysical properties. However, the potential toxicity of QDs has remained a …