Silica-based nanoparticles: a versatile tool for the development of efficient imaging agents

CALTAGIRONE, CLAUDIA;BETTOSCHI, ALEXANDRE;Garau A;MONTIS, RICCARDO

2015-01-01

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Abstract

This review describes the recent advances in the development of imaging agents based on silica nanoparticles. Different techniques (magnetic resonance imaging, optical imaging, positron emission tomography, X-ray computed tomography, and ultrasound imaging) are described as well as the possibility of combining together different imaging techniques in the same nanoplatform and simultaneously performing imaging and therapy.