ERC Starting Grant · 2023
FunctIonal optoacousticS for imaging Early onsEt of Gut inflammation
The aim of this project is to functionalize contrast agents for multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT) - a molecular "sensitive" ultrasound imaging technique - to develop a new targeted imaging approach for the early localisation of inflammatory processes. Inflammatory processes in the gastrointestinal tract often act like a Trojan horse - while camouflaging themselves with diffuse clinical symptoms, they may rapidly progress into life-threatening complications. To date, it has been difficult to precisely localize them in their early stages, and their detection remains the domain of invasive endoscopy. The invasive nature of this method not only restricts its use for early disease…
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