DocumentCode
732544
Title
Fluorescence lifetime imaging of cellular heterogeneity in cancer drug response
Author
Skala, Melissa C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Biomed. Eng. & Cancer Biol., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN, USA
fYear
2015
fDate
10-15 May 2015
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
Cancer is a heterogeneous disease, and sub-populations of cells can drive drug resistance. Fluorescence lifetime imaging of metabolic co-factors is used to monitor drug response on a cellular level, to optimize treatment strategies for patients.
Keywords
biochemistry; biomedical optical imaging; cancer; cellular biophysics; drugs; fluorescence; patient treatment; cancer drug response; cellular heterogeneity; drug resistance; drug response; fluorescence lifetime imaging; heterogeneous disease; metabolic co-factors; treatment strategies; Biology; Biomedical engineering; Cancer; Cancer drugs; Fluorescence; Imaging;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
7182977
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