Abstract #3754

Multi-Functional Nanocontrast Agents for In Vivo Probing on Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in MR and Optical Molecular Imaging

Ching-Tang Chen¹, Chia-Hao Su², Yi-Chien Lu¹, Ang Yuan³, Jyh-Horng Chen¹

¹Interdisciplinary MRI/MRS Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan; ²Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Science, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; ³Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan

Molecular imaging has become an indispensable technology in cancer research and clinical use. The goal of this study is to combine magnetic resonance imaging and optical imaging system with multifunctional contrast agent to detect xenograft non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) murine model.