Global Cancer News

Molecular beacon signals low oxygen with ultrasound

Anne Li

Areas of hypoxia, or low oxygen in tissue, are hallmarks of fast-growing cancers and of blockages or narrowing in blood vessels, such as stroke or peripheral artery disease. Researchers have developed a way to find hypoxic spots noninvasively in real time. The researchers developed an oxygen-sensitive molecular beacon that emits ultrasound signals in response to light, a process called photoacoustic imaging.

See original article at: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171208113542.htm

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