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Review
. 2023 Feb;25(1):240-264.
doi: 10.1007/s11307-023-01800-1. Epub 2023 Feb 6.

Practical Guidance for Developing Small-Molecule Optical Probes for In Vivo Imaging

Chongzhao Ran  1 , James R Mansfield  2 , Mingfeng Bai  3 , Nerissa T Viola  4 , Abhishek Mahajan  5 , E James Delikatny  6
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Review

Practical Guidance for Developing Small-Molecule Optical Probes for In Vivo Imaging

Chongzhao Ran et al. Mol Imaging Biol. 2023 Feb.

Abstract

The WMIS Education Committee (2019-2022) reached a consensus that white papers on molecular imaging could be beneficial for practitioners of molecular imaging at their early career stages and other scientists who are interested in molecular imaging. With this consensus, the committee plans to publish a series of white papers on topics related to the daily practice of molecular imaging. In this white paper, we aim to provide practical guidance that could be helpful for optical molecular imaging, particularly for small molecule probe development and validation in vitro and in vivo. The focus of this paper is preclinical animal studies with small-molecule optical probes. Near-infrared fluorescence imaging, bioluminescence imaging, chemiluminescence imaging, image-guided surgery, and Cerenkov luminescence imaging are discussed in this white paper.

Keywords: Fluorescence imaging guided surgery; Molceular imaging; Near-infrared fluorescence imaging; Small molecule fluorescence probes.

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