Blood flow responses to photodynamic therapy with two photosensitizers: Photofrin and motexafin lutetium (MLu)

  • Guoqiang Yu
  • , T. M. Busch
  • , T. Durduran
  • , C. Zhou
  • , X. Xing
  • , T. C. Zhu
  • , F. C. Jarod
  • , S. B. Malkowicz
  • , S. J. Hahn
  • , A. G. Yodh

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Abstract

Diffuse correlation spectroscopy has been applied for real-time monitoring of tumor blood flow responses to photodynamic therapy using two photosensitizers: Photofrin and Motexafin lutetium (MLu). The different photosensitizers exhibited different blood flow dynamics during PDT.

Original languageEnglish
PagesBSuD2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
EventBiomedical Optics, BIOMED 2008 - St. Petersburg, FL, United States
Duration: Mar 16 2008Mar 19 2008

Conference

ConferenceBiomedical Optics, BIOMED 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySt. Petersburg, FL
Period3/16/083/19/08

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomaterials
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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