Tumor Accumulation and Off-Target Biodistribution of an Indocyanine-Green Fluorescent Nanotracer: An Ex Vivo Study on an Orthotopic Murine Model of Breast Cancer

Indocyanine green (ICG) is a near infrared fluorescent tracer used in image-guided surgery to assist surgeons during resection. Despite appearing as a very promising tool for surgical oncology, its employment in this area is limited to lymph node mapping or to laparoscopic surgery, as it lacks tumor...

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Main Authors: Marta Sevieri, Leopoldo Sitia, Arianna Bonizzi, Marta Truffi, Serena Mazzucchelli, Fabio Corsi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
ICG
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/4/1601