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Growth of melanoma brain tumors monitored by photoacoustic microscopy
Staley, Jacob W. Grogan, Patrick T. Samadi, Abbas K. Cui, Huizhong Cohen, Mark S. Yang, Xinmai
Staley, Jacob W.
Grogan, Patrick T.
Samadi, Abbas K.
Cui, Huizhong
Cohen, Mark S.
Yang, Xinmai
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Melanoma is a primary malignancy that is known to metastasize to the brain and often causes death. The ability to image the growth of brain melanoma in vivo can provide new insights into its evolution and response to therapies. In our study, we use a reflection mode photoacoustic microscopy (PAM) system to detect the growth of melanoma brain tumor in a small animal model. The melanoma tumor cells are implanted in the brain of a mouse at the beginning of the test. Then, PAM is used to scan the region of implantation in the mouse brain, and the growth of the melanoma is monitored until the death of the animal. It is demonstrated that PAM is capable of detecting and monitoring the brain melanoma growth noninvasively in vivo.
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This is the published version. Copyright 2010 Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
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2010-08-13
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Staley, Jacob, Patrick Grogan, Abbas K. Samadi, Huizhong Cui, Mark S. Cohen, and Xinmai Yang. "Growth of Melanoma Brain Tumors Monitored by Photoacoustic Microscopy." J. Biomed. Opt. Journal of Biomedical Optics 15.4 (2010): 040510. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3478309