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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Academia Sinica, Taipei, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ACADEMIA SINICA, Taipei, TW;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01); B82Y 5/00 (2011.01); B82Y 15/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/485 (2013.01); A61B 6/481 (2013.01); A61B 6/508 (2013.01); A61K 49/0065 (2013.01); B82Y 5/00 (2013.01); B82Y 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of tracking specific cells in vivo is disclosed. The method of the disclosure includes: providing fluorescent nanoparticles suitable for targeting of specific cells; administering the fluorescent nanoparticles to a subject; providing an X-ray source to irradiate the subject; and determining the distribution and growth of the specific cells by the fluorescent images from the fluorescent nanoparticles and X-ray images of the subject irradiated by the X-ray source.