The Use of Ligand Conjugated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (SPION) for Early Detection of Metastases
Leuschner C., Kumar C., Urbina M.O., Zhou J., Soboyejo W., Hansel W., Hormes F., Pennington Biomedical Research Center, US
Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in women; more than 75 % of patients die from skeletal metastases. The accurate diagnosis of metastatic disease is therefore crucial for treatment and survival. [...]