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Nature Reviews Cancer 9, 9 (1 January 2009) | doi:10.1038/nrc2580

Improving cancer cell imaging

Visualization of cancer cells in vivo using injectable molecular imaging probes has clear clinical implications for detecting cancers and monitoring therapy. However, the currently available probes are limited in part by high levels of background signal, leading to a low tumour-to-normal-tissue detection ratio.