KEYWORDS: Tumors, Spectroscopy, Photoacoustic spectroscopy, Oxygen, Luminescence, Near infrared, In vivo imaging, Scanners, Data acquisition, Near infrared spectroscopy
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of using photacoustic CT spectroscopy(PCT-s) to track
a near infrared dye conjugated with trastuzumab in vivo.
Materials and Methods: An animal model was developed which contained both high and low Her2 expression tumor
xenografts on the same mouse. The tumors were imaged at multiple wavelengths (680- 950nm) in the PCT scanner one
day prior to injection of the near infrared conjugated probe. Baseline optical imaging data was acquired and the probe
was then injected via the tail vein. Fluorescence data was acquired over the next week, PCT spectroscopic data was also
acquired during this timeframe. The mice were sacrificed and tumors were extirpated and sent to pathology for IHC
staining to verify Her2 expression levels. The optical fluorescence images were analyzed to determine probe uptake
dynamics. Reconstructed PCT spectroscopic data was analyzed using IDL routines to deconvolve the probe signal from
endogenous background signals, and to determine oxygen saturation.
Results: The location of the NIR conjugate was able to be identified within the tumor utilizing IDL fitting routines, in
addition oxygen saturation, and hemoglobin concentrations were discernible from the spectroscopic data.
Conclusion: Photacoustic spectroscopy allows for the determination of in vivo tumor drug delivery at greater depths than
can be determined from optical imaging techniques.
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