Shortwave Infrared Fluorescence Imaging with the Clinically Approved Near-Infrared Dye Indocyanine Green
J. A. Carr, D. Franke, J. R. Caram, C. F. Perkinson, V. Askoxylakis, M. Datta, D. Fukumura, R. K. Jain, M. G. Bawendi, O. T. Bruns
This paper demonstrates that FDA-approved NIR dyes like ICG can be used for SWIR fluorescence imaging in vivo, enabling high-contrast imaging beyond 1500 nm with potential clinical applications.
bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2017Bioengineering