New approaches to lymphatic imaging

RT Lucarelli, M Ogawa, N Kosaka… - … research and biology, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Accurate imaging of the lymphatic system can aid in cancer staging, optimize surgical
procedures to reduce lymphedema, and may one day be a means of delivering …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging technology of the lymphatic system

AK Polomska, ST Proulx - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The lymphatic system plays critical roles in tissue fluid homeostasis and immunity and has
been implicated in the development of many different pathologies, ranging from …

Visualizing function in the tumor-associated lymphatic system

AP Pathak, ZM Bhujwalla, MS Pepper - Lymphatic research and …, 2004 - liebertpub.com
The recent surge of interest in the lymphatic system can be attributed to two factors: the
discovery of cytokines that induce the growth of new lymphatic capillaries and the …

[HTML][HTML] Current and developing lymphatic imaging approaches for elucidation of functional mechanisms and disease progression

A Aron, C Zavaleta - Molecular Imaging and Biology, 2024 - Springer
Study of the lymphatic system, compared to that of the other body systems, has been
historically neglected. While scientists and clinicians have, in recent decades, gained a …

Imaging the lymphatic system

LL Munn, TP Padera - Microvascular research, 2014 - Elsevier
Visualization of the lymphatic system is clinically necessary during diagnosis or treatment of
many conditions and diseases; it is used for identifying and monitoring lymphedema, for …

Preclinical lymphatic imaging

F Zhang, G Niu, G Lu, X Chen - Molecular Imaging and Biology, 2011 - Springer
Noninvasive in vivo imaging of lymphatic vessels and lymphatic nodes is expected to fulfill
the purpose of analyzing lymphatic vessels and their function, understanding molecular …

Nanoparticles in sentinel lymph node mapping

G Ravizzini, B Turkbey, T Barrett… - Wiley …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels are more difficult to access than most vascular
structures. Interstitial injection of imaging agents is often necessary to opacify the lymphatics …

Expansion of the lymphatic vasculature in cancer and inflammation: new opportunities for in vivo imaging and drug delivery

ST Proulx, P Luciani, LC Dieterich, S Karaman… - Journal of controlled …, 2013 - Elsevier
Over the last 15 years, discovery of key growth factors and specific molecular markers for
lymphatic vessels has enabled a new era of molecular research on the lymphatic vascular …

Imaging of the lymphatic system: new horizons

T Barrett, PL Choyke… - Contrast media & …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The lymphatic system is a complex network of lymph vessels, lymphatic organs and lymph
nodes. Traditionally, imaging of the lymphatic system has been based on conventional …

Recent advancement of imaging strategies of the lymphatic system: Answer to the decades old questions

P Banerjee, S Roy, S Chakraborty - Microcirculation, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The role of the lymphatic system in maintaining tissue homeostasis and a number of different
pathophysiological conditions has been well established. The complex and delicate …