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In the Lab
Medical image showing vasculature of colon tumor in mice.
Imaging Technique Combines Light and Sound to Monitor Drug Response

By Jim Stallard

A new imaging approach involving lasers and sound waves produces high-resolution pictures of tumor blood vessels.
Tags: Imaging · Tumor Microenvironment
In the Lab
Illustration of how PU-PET localizes to tumors
Bull’s-Eye: Imaging Technology Could Confirm When a Drug Is Going to the Right Place

By Julie Grisham

Collaborative team advances a new approach for imaging a drug that’s been developed to stop cancer growth.
Tags: Cancer Care · Clinical Trials · Treatment · Personalized Medicine · Targeted Therapy · Research · Sloan Kettering Institute · Chemical Biology · Imaging
In the Lab
Molecular image with target symbol
Scientists Develop a Tool to Watch a Single Gene Being Transcribed in a Living Cell

By Julie Grisham

A new imaging technology developed at MSK allows researchers to focus on genes as they are copied into messenger RNA.
Tags: Research · Sloan Kettering Institute · Discoveries & Advances · Lab Research · Imaging · Structural Biology
Feature
Side-by-side images of brain MRIs.
New Imaging Technique Provides Snapshot of Brain Tumor Activity

By Jim Stallard

A new imaging approach could shorten the time needed to determine whether a brain tumor treatment is working.
Tags: Medical Technology · MRI · Discoveries & Advances · Clinical Research · Imaging
In Brief
MSK light bright image
Can You Hear Me Now? Scientists Find Nanoparticles Have a Language of Their Own

By Matthew Tontonoz

Nanoparticles were thought of a silent partner in imaging technologies. They’re now being recognized as an important source of subatomic chatter.
Tags: Research · Sloan Kettering Institute · Discoveries & Advances · Lab Research · Imaging · Nanotechnology
In the Lab
PET/CT scan of mouse prostate (displayed in green and orange).
More Precise Imaging of Prostate Cancer Could Give Insight into Drug Effectiveness

By Jim Stallard

An antibody that targets a protein specific to prostate cells can be used to image prostate cancer more clearly and indicate how well drugs are working.
Tags: Discoveries & Advances · Lab Research · Imaging
Snapshot
Cellular sphere that is purple and lit throughout by yellow-orange light.
The Inner Light: Nanotechnology Reveals Density of Tumors

By Jim Stallard

MSK <a href="/node/38885">nanotechnology</a> researchers have developed an innovative approach for measuring the permeability of living tumors.
Tags: Imaging · Nanotechnology
In the Lab
Pictured: Casper zebrafish
Studying Cancer Mysteries Just Beneath the Scales

By Jennifer Bell Matthew Tontonoz

Hail to the zebrafish. MSK scientists are using a small fish to answer some big questions about cancer.
Tags: Research · Cancer Genetics & Genomics · Cell Signaling & Regulation · Lab Research · Imaging · Metastasis & Drug Resistance
In the Clinic
Hyperpolarized MRI
Hyperpolarized MRI: A New Tool to Assess Treatment Response within Days

By Andrea Peirce

Hyperpolarized MRI could allow doctors to get a read on a tumor’s response to treatment quickly.
Tags: Cancer Care · Medical Technology · Treatment · Research · Discoveries & Advances · Imaging
Finding
Pictured: Gabriela Chiosis
Hsp90: A Very Promising Target for Cancer Therapy

By Celia Gittelson

A small molecule discovered at MSK called PU-H71 blocks the growth of cancer cells and enables doctors to image tumors.
Tags: Lab Research · Discoveries & Advances · Targeted Therapy · Medical Technology · Clinical Trials · Chemical Biology · Imaging · Targeted Therapy