Browsing by Author "J. Oliver McIntyre"
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Whisenant, Jennifer Gray (2013-07-29)Department: Chemical and Physical BiologyWith the development of anti-cancer therapies that specifically target the tumor and its microenvironment, the current radiographic analysis of treatment response that uses one-dimensional changes in tumor size may not be ...
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Smith, Ralph Adam (2006-02-06)Department: Biomedical EngineeringSelective targeting of damaged or diseased cells is a concept with great potential to revolutionize the efficacy of systemically administered agents. Successful targeting preferentially delivers imaging agents and/or ...
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McFadden, Ian David (2014-11-26)Department: Interdisciplinary Materials ScienceCancer, a diagnosis that encompasses over 200 different disease states classified as malignant neoplasms, is poised to become the leading cause of death in the United States. Many of these diseases arise in the form of ...
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Scherer, Randy Lee Ray (2010-01-21)Department: Materials Science and EngineeringINTERDISCIPLINARY MATERIALS SCIENCE MIX-AND-MATCH NANODENDRONS FOR DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER METASTASES RANDY LEE RAY SCHERER Dissertation under the direction of Professor Lynn M. Matrisian This project ...
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Loveless, Mary E (2010-11-19)Department: Biomedical EngineeringWith cancer encompassing a range of disease states and phenotypes, assessing treatment efficacy early, accurately, and non-invasively is essential to optimize therapy planning on an individualized basis. This work discusses ...
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Wyatt, Shelby Katherine (2007-04-13)Department: Biomedical EngineeringThe emerging field of molecular imaging (MI) aims to noninvasively, quantitatively and repetitively monitor biological processes in vivo to detect disease, probe its basis, and study relevant biochemical pathways at the ...
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Bai, Mingfeng (2007-09-07)Department: ChemistryThe ultimate success of molecular imaging depends heavily upon discovery of selective imaging probes. This dissertation is focused on development, characterization and in vitro/in vivo imaging of novel imaging agents that ...