Contrast-enhanced magnetomotive ultrasound imaging (CE-MMUS) for colorectal cancer staging : Assessment of sensitivity and resolution to detect alterations in tissue stiffness
A key challenge in the treatment of colorectal cancer is identification of the sentinel draining lymph node. Magnetomotive ultrasound, MMUS, has identified lymph nodes in rat models: superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) accumulated in the lymph are forced to oscillate by an external magnetic field; the resulting axial displacement is recovered allowing structure delineation with pot
