Scientists have found a way to control the size of
special nanoparticles to optimize their use for both magnetic
resonance and near-infrared imaging. Their approach could help
surgeons use the same nanoparticles to visualize tumors just before
and then during surgery using the two different imaging techniques.
Their findings were published in the journal Science and Technology
of Advanced Materials.
A nanoparticle’s size is fine-tuned to offer high-resolution
images before and during surgical procedures
