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High-resolution Cherenkov tomography in vivo

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Shaping an X-ray beam as a thin sheet generates Cherenkov emissions that enable molecular sensing at submillimetre resolution and deep into tissue in small animals.

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Fig. 1: Generation of Cherenkov light.
Fig. 2: Comparison of CELSI and light-sheet microscopy.

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  1. Molecular Pharmacology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

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  2. Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Jan Grimm

  3. Pharmacology Program, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA

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  4. Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA

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