Nanoparticles with “K‑edge” Metals Bring “Color” in Multiscale Spectral Photon Counting X‑ray Imaging

• Published in: ACS nano Vol. 18; no. 51; pp. 34464 - 34491
• Main Authors: Gunaseelan, Nivetha, Saha, Pranay, Maher, Nada, Pan, Dipanjan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 24.12.2024
• Subjects: Animals; Color; Contrast Media - chemistry; Humans; Metal Nanoparticles - chemistry; Metals - chemistry; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Photons; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; biodistribution; biocompatibility; photon counting; spectral CT; multicontrast; molecular imaging; metal nanoparticles; contrast agent; k-edge energy; high-Z

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