Objective:To investigate the role of ^(99m)Tc-TRODAT-1 SPECT in diagnosis and assessing severity of idiopathicParkinson's disease(PD).Methods:Thirty-eight patients with primary,tentative diagnosis of PD and eighte...Objective:To investigate the role of ^(99m)Tc-TRODAT-1 SPECT in diagnosis and assessing severity of idiopathicParkinson's disease(PD).Methods:Thirty-eight patients with primary,tentative diagnosis of PD and eighteen age-matchednormal controls were studied with ^(99m)Tc-TRODAT-1 SPECT imaging.The regions of interests(ROIs)were drawn manually oncerebellum(CB),occipital cortex(OC)and three transverse plane slice-views of striatums,the semiquantitative BG(back-ground)/[(OC+CB)/2]were then calculated.Results:A lower uptake of ^(99m)Tc-TRODAT-1 in striatums were displayed inthirty-six out of thirty-eight PD patients by visual inspection,compared to controls.In twenty-four PD cases with HYS(Hoehn andYahr scale)stage Ⅰ,a greater loss of DAT uptake was found in striatum and its subregions contralateral striatum to the affectedlimbs than in the same regions of the controls,although the striatal uptake was bilaterally reduced.Using Spearman correlationanalysis showed that the reduction of the uptake ratios significantly correlated with the UPDRS in striatum and all its subregions inthe PD group(P<0.05),a similar change was also found in the putamen by using the rating scale of Hoehn and Yahr (P<0.05).However,analysis of variance(ANOVA)did not show any relationship between the decreasing uptake of ^(99m)Tc-TRODAT-1 andincreasing severity of PD patients,although the specific uptake of ^(99m)Tc-TRODAT-1 was continuously decreased in the striatumby visual inspection with the progress of PD from HYS stage Ⅰ to Ⅲ.Conclusion:^(99m)Tc-TRODAT-1 SPECT imaging may serve asa useful method for improving the correct diagnosis of PD.In assessing the role of ^(99m)Tc-TRODAT-1 SPECT in disease severity ofPD,UPDRS can offer a comprehensive index,although the Hoehn and Yahr assessment may be available in part.展开更多
To investigate diagnostic accuracy of 2-hour protocol of rest thallium-201/stress technetium-99m sestamibi dual-isotope myocardial perfusion SPECT in chronic coronary artery disease. Sixty-seven patients with suspecte...To investigate diagnostic accuracy of 2-hour protocol of rest thallium-201/stress technetium-99m sestamibi dual-isotope myocardial perfusion SPECT in chronic coronary artery disease. Sixty-seven patients with suspected CAD were enrolled in the prospective study. All patients underwent myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in SPECT with dual isotopes of T1-201 and dipyridamole stress Tc-99m sestamibi. Rest and stress imaging protocol were performed in 2 hours by dose of 3 mCi TI-201 and 25 mCi Tc-99m sestamibi. The acquisition parameters includes LEHR collimator, energy peak of 72 and 167 keV for T1-201 and 140 keV for Tc-99m, 180-degree rotation from RAO to LPO, matrix size 64x64, and 25second/frame/64 frames. The 20-segment model of left ventricle was used in automatic quantitation software. Coronary angiography was used as gold standard. CAD was defined as 50% of lumen stenosis on coronary angiography. Rest TI-201/stress tc-99m sestamibi dual-isotope SPECT demonstrated a sensitivity of 94.59% and specificity of 70%, positive predictive value of 79.54% and negative predictive value of 91.3% in detection of coronary artery disease. Sensitivity and specificity for detecting multi-vessel coronary artery disease were 82.75% and 81.57% for the left anterior descending, 77.77% and 91.83% for left circumflex and 94.11% and 82% for right coronary artery. 2-hour protocol of rest thallium-201/stress technetium-99m sestamibi dual-isotope myocardial perfusion SPECT has high sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value in detecting chronic coronary artery disease with greater than 50% stenosis assessed by coronary angiography Moreover, this imaging protocol gives high imaging quality, time-saving and convenience.展开更多
Hyperbranched polysulfonamine （HPSA） is a promising biomaterial due to its highly branched spherical architecture and efficient intracellular translocation. To realize the fianctionalization of HPSA, both N-succinim...Hyperbranched polysulfonamine （HPSA） is a promising biomaterial due to its highly branched spherical architecture and efficient intracellular translocation. To realize the fianctionalization of HPSA, both N-succinimidyl 3-（2- pyridyldithio） propionate （SPDP） for tethering the human-mouse chimeric monoclonal antibody CH12 and N-hydroxy succinimidyl S-acetylmercaptoacetyltriglycinate （NHS-MAG3） for labeling 188Re were sequentially grafted onto the primary amine terminals of HPSA via covalent linkages, attaining the SPDP-HPSA-MAG3 intermediate. In order to reserve the structural integrity of CH12, the fragment crystallizable （Fc） region was also processed by oxidation of oligosaccharide moieties with sodium periodate and then reacted with N-（κ-maleimidoundecanoic acid） hydrazide （KMUH）. After chelating 188Re with MAG3 group, the SPDP was reduced to PDP and connected onto the maleinimide group at the Fc region. As a result, both the epidermal growth factor receptor viii （EGFRvIII） targeted monoclonal antibody CH12 and the radionuclide 188Re were conjugated to the HPSA-based vehicles, forming the 188Re-labeled and CH12-tethered HPSA （CH12-HPSA- 188Re）. The molecular weight and in vitro stability of CH12-HPSA-188Re were evaluated by gel electrophoresis and paper chromatography. On one hand, the CH12-HPSA-188Re could specifically bind to the EGFRvlII-positive human hepatocarcinoma cells in vitro. On the other hand, it could also target at the tumor tissue of nude mice in vivo. Hence, the CH12-HPSA-188Re could effectively target at the human hepatocarcinoma and facilitate the tumor detection and targeted radioimmunotherapy.展开更多
It is difficult to diagnose primary hyperparathyroidism because of its variable symptoms and limited understanding of doctors.We reported one case of double parathyroid adenomas and one case of ectopic mediastinal par...It is difficult to diagnose primary hyperparathyroidism because of its variable symptoms and limited understanding of doctors.We reported one case of double parathyroid adenomas and one case of ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma.Serum calcium and parathyroid hormone(PTH) was screened.99mTc sestamibi scintigraphy single photon emission computed tomography(SPECT) had been taken to find the parathyroid adenoma.Combined with ultrasonography or CT,we localized parathyroid adenomas precisely.After the operation,both patients developed hypocalcaemia,they were treated medically,and followed up.展开更多
Objectives To evaluate the anti- ischemic effect of ISDN on the patients with coronary heart disease . The change in the size of the defect area as percentage of the entire myocardium as determined by the unfolded sur...Objectives To evaluate the anti- ischemic effect of ISDN on the patients with coronary heart disease . The change in the size of the defect area as percentage of the entire myocardium as determined by the unfolded surface mapping between the baseline and after ISDN infusion reflects the anti-ischemic effect of ISDN. Methods and Results 99m Tc-MIBI myocardial perfusion SPECT images were acquired, and reconstruction of the bull's eye map and unfolded surface mapping were performed according to the dates of tomography images. In the group (99mTc-MIBI was injected at 30 minutes after the start of ISDN iv drip) : at the 65% threshold value, the percentage of the defect area size in the whole ventricle was 33.01 ± 5.35% at baseline, (28.9 ±5.23)% after ISDN was infused (P < 0.05); at the 55% threshold value, the percentage of the defect area size in the whole ventricle was (22.06±5.58)% at baseline, (19.60±4.07)% after ISDN was infused (P < 0.05); the sum of defect blood ST segments is 60 at baseline, 51 after ISDN was infused. In the group (99mTc-MIBI was injected at 60 minutes after the start of ISDN iv drip): at the 65% threshold value, the percentage of the defect area size in the whole ventricle was (29.20±5.08)% at baseline, (20.81±4.16)% after ISDN was infused (P < 0.001); at the 55% threshold value, the percentage of the defect area size in the whole ventricle was (21.2 ± 5.49)% at baseline, (17.52±5.59)% after ISDN was infused (P < 0.001); the sum of defect blood ST segments is 58 at baseline, 47 after ISDN was infused. In the group (99mTc-MIBI was injected at 150 minutes after the start of ISDN iv drip) : at the 65% threshold value, the percentage of the defect area size in the whole ventricle was (32.87 ±6.46)% at baseline, (20.81±4.16)% after ISDN was infused (P < 0.001); at the 55% threshold value, the percentage of the defect area size in the whole ventricle was (18.42± 5.17)% at baseline, (14.18±3.61)% after ISDN was infused (P< 0.001); the sum of defect blood ST segments was 64 at baseline, 41 after ISDN was infused. Conclusions The unfolded surface mapping of 99mTc- MIBI myocardial perfusion image can be used as a method of quantitatively evaluating the anti-ischemic effect of drugs and ISDN iv drip can improve the blood flow in myocardium (myocardium perfusion).展开更多
The goal of this paper is to investigate different reconstruction methods for solving the limited angle problem in reconstructing the projection data from a stationary multi-pinhole system based on a three-head clinic...The goal of this paper is to investigate different reconstruction methods for solving the limited angle problem in reconstructing the projection data from a stationary multi-pinhole system based on a three-head clinical single photon emission computed tomography （SPECT） camera. Three iterative recon- struction approaches were studied including maximum likelihood expectation maximization （MLEM）, maximum a posteriori expectation maximization （MAPEM） with a smoothing prior, and an alternating optimization schemes from MLEM and total variation （TV） optimization. A three-headed multipinhole SPECT was simulated with apertures of nine 1-mm pinholes each, and covered scanning volume of 6-mm diameter. The reconstructions were optimized for various iterations based on visual inspections, and finally 20 iterations were applied for each method. For both MLEM-TV and MAPEM-TV, various initial reconstructions before TV optimization were studied. The smoothing parameter for MAPEM and the gradient descent constant for TV were also investigated through visual comparison. The preliminary results showed the 3 reconstruction methods generated compatible images, and can restore the images from projection data suffering limited angular sampling. However, MLEM was noisy for low-count and highly limited angle data, and thus suitable smoothing in MAPEM alleviated this problem, initial reconstructions were necessary for better edge enhancement in TV. The conclusion is that TV might be potential in producing more edge-enhanced images if all parameters were optimized.展开更多
Accurate geometrical calibration is critical to obtaining high resolution and artifact free reconstructed images for modern animal single photon emission computed tomography （SPECT） systems. Although there have been...Accurate geometrical calibration is critical to obtaining high resolution and artifact free reconstructed images for modern animal single photon emission computed tomography （SPECT） systems. Although there have been many published works on the calibration of various SPECT systems, few studies have been done to evaluate the efficacy of the proposed calibration methods in a quantitative manner. This paper presents a numerical method to assess both the uniqueness and the quantitative accuracy of SPECT calibration, which is based on analyzing the singular value decomposition （SVD） components of the Jacobian matrix from a least-square cost function of the calibration. The proposed method is firstly validated by applying it to the calibration of a single pinhole SPECT system and comparing the results with those derived using a published method, and is then used to optimize the calibration setup for a slit-slat SPECT system. With the proposed method, a minimum required number of point source projections to achieve the desired calibration accuracy can be estimated and used as figure-of-merit to evaluate the goodness of a calibration setup. An inverse-square relationship between the calibration accuracy and the number of sampled projections is revealed. Optimal calibration setup is determined through an exhaustive search among all the pos- sibilities of point source arrangements under certain conditions. We demonstrate that for the studied system, the best calibration accuracy is achieved by arranging the point source over the edge of FOV with evenly- spaced angular positions. Point source experiments were conducted to validate the proposed method.展开更多
Compared to conventional cancer treatment, combination therapy based on well-designed nanoscale platforms may offer an opportunity to eliminate tumors and reduce recurrence and metastasis.In this study, we prepared mu...Compared to conventional cancer treatment, combination therapy based on well-designed nanoscale platforms may offer an opportunity to eliminate tumors and reduce recurrence and metastasis.In this study, we prepared multifunctional microspheres loading ^(131)I-labeled hollow copper sulfide nanoparticles and paclitaxel( ^(131)I-HCu SNPs-MS-PTX) for imaging and therapeutics of W256/B breast tumors in rats.18 F-fluordeoxyglucose(18 F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography(PET/CT) imaging detected that the expansion of the tumor volume was delayed(Po0.05) following intra-tumoral(i.t.) injection with ^(131)I-HCu SNPs-MS-PTX plus near-infrared(NIR) irradiation. The immunohistochemical analysis further confirmed the anti-tumor effect. The single photon emission computed tomography(SPECT)/photoacoustic imaging mediated by ^(131)I-HCu SNPs-MS-PTX demonstrated that microspheres were mainly distributed in the tumors with a relatively low distribution in other organs. Our results revealed that ^(131)I-HCu SNPs-MS-PTX offered combined photothermal, chemo-and radio-therapies, eliminating tumors at a relatively low dose, as well as allowing SPECT/CT and photoacoustic imaging monitoring of distribution of the injected agents non-invasively. The copper sulfide-loaded microspheres, ^(131)I-HCu SNPs-MS-PTX, can serve as a versatile theranostic agent in an orthotopic breast cancer model.展开更多
文摘Objective:To investigate the role of ^(99m)Tc-TRODAT-1 SPECT in diagnosis and assessing severity of idiopathicParkinson's disease(PD).Methods:Thirty-eight patients with primary,tentative diagnosis of PD and eighteen age-matchednormal controls were studied with ^(99m)Tc-TRODAT-1 SPECT imaging.The regions of interests(ROIs)were drawn manually oncerebellum(CB),occipital cortex(OC)and three transverse plane slice-views of striatums,the semiquantitative BG(back-ground)/[(OC+CB)/2]were then calculated.Results:A lower uptake of ^(99m)Tc-TRODAT-1 in striatums were displayed inthirty-six out of thirty-eight PD patients by visual inspection,compared to controls.In twenty-four PD cases with HYS(Hoehn andYahr scale)stage Ⅰ,a greater loss of DAT uptake was found in striatum and its subregions contralateral striatum to the affectedlimbs than in the same regions of the controls,although the striatal uptake was bilaterally reduced.Using Spearman correlationanalysis showed that the reduction of the uptake ratios significantly correlated with the UPDRS in striatum and all its subregions inthe PD group(P<0.05),a similar change was also found in the putamen by using the rating scale of Hoehn and Yahr (P<0.05).However,analysis of variance(ANOVA)did not show any relationship between the decreasing uptake of ^(99m)Tc-TRODAT-1 andincreasing severity of PD patients,although the specific uptake of ^(99m)Tc-TRODAT-1 was continuously decreased in the striatumby visual inspection with the progress of PD from HYS stage Ⅰ to Ⅲ.Conclusion:^(99m)Tc-TRODAT-1 SPECT imaging may serve asa useful method for improving the correct diagnosis of PD.In assessing the role of ^(99m)Tc-TRODAT-1 SPECT in disease severity ofPD,UPDRS can offer a comprehensive index,although the Hoehn and Yahr assessment may be available in part.
文摘To investigate diagnostic accuracy of 2-hour protocol of rest thallium-201/stress technetium-99m sestamibi dual-isotope myocardial perfusion SPECT in chronic coronary artery disease. Sixty-seven patients with suspected CAD were enrolled in the prospective study. All patients underwent myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in SPECT with dual isotopes of T1-201 and dipyridamole stress Tc-99m sestamibi. Rest and stress imaging protocol were performed in 2 hours by dose of 3 mCi TI-201 and 25 mCi Tc-99m sestamibi. The acquisition parameters includes LEHR collimator, energy peak of 72 and 167 keV for T1-201 and 140 keV for Tc-99m, 180-degree rotation from RAO to LPO, matrix size 64x64, and 25second/frame/64 frames. The 20-segment model of left ventricle was used in automatic quantitation software. Coronary angiography was used as gold standard. CAD was defined as 50% of lumen stenosis on coronary angiography. Rest TI-201/stress tc-99m sestamibi dual-isotope SPECT demonstrated a sensitivity of 94.59% and specificity of 70%, positive predictive value of 79.54% and negative predictive value of 91.3% in detection of coronary artery disease. Sensitivity and specificity for detecting multi-vessel coronary artery disease were 82.75% and 81.57% for the left anterior descending, 77.77% and 91.83% for left circumflex and 94.11% and 82% for right coronary artery. 2-hour protocol of rest thallium-201/stress technetium-99m sestamibi dual-isotope myocardial perfusion SPECT has high sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value in detecting chronic coronary artery disease with greater than 50% stenosis assessed by coronary angiography Moreover, this imaging protocol gives high imaging quality, time-saving and convenience.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.20974062,30700175)National Basic Research Program (Nos.2009CB930400,2012CB821500)China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists (No.21025417)
文摘Hyperbranched polysulfonamine （HPSA） is a promising biomaterial due to its highly branched spherical architecture and efficient intracellular translocation. To realize the fianctionalization of HPSA, both N-succinimidyl 3-（2- pyridyldithio） propionate （SPDP） for tethering the human-mouse chimeric monoclonal antibody CH12 and N-hydroxy succinimidyl S-acetylmercaptoacetyltriglycinate （NHS-MAG3） for labeling 188Re were sequentially grafted onto the primary amine terminals of HPSA via covalent linkages, attaining the SPDP-HPSA-MAG3 intermediate. In order to reserve the structural integrity of CH12, the fragment crystallizable （Fc） region was also processed by oxidation of oligosaccharide moieties with sodium periodate and then reacted with N-（κ-maleimidoundecanoic acid） hydrazide （KMUH）. After chelating 188Re with MAG3 group, the SPDP was reduced to PDP and connected onto the maleinimide group at the Fc region. As a result, both the epidermal growth factor receptor viii （EGFRvIII） targeted monoclonal antibody CH12 and the radionuclide 188Re were conjugated to the HPSA-based vehicles, forming the 188Re-labeled and CH12-tethered HPSA （CH12-HPSA- 188Re）. The molecular weight and in vitro stability of CH12-HPSA-188Re were evaluated by gel electrophoresis and paper chromatography. On one hand, the CH12-HPSA-188Re could specifically bind to the EGFRvlII-positive human hepatocarcinoma cells in vitro. On the other hand, it could also target at the tumor tissue of nude mice in vivo. Hence, the CH12-HPSA-188Re could effectively target at the human hepatocarcinoma and facilitate the tumor detection and targeted radioimmunotherapy.
文摘It is difficult to diagnose primary hyperparathyroidism because of its variable symptoms and limited understanding of doctors.We reported one case of double parathyroid adenomas and one case of ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma.Serum calcium and parathyroid hormone(PTH) was screened.99mTc sestamibi scintigraphy single photon emission computed tomography(SPECT) had been taken to find the parathyroid adenoma.Combined with ultrasonography or CT,we localized parathyroid adenomas precisely.After the operation,both patients developed hypocalcaemia,they were treated medically,and followed up.
文摘Objectives To evaluate the anti- ischemic effect of ISDN on the patients with coronary heart disease . The change in the size of the defect area as percentage of the entire myocardium as determined by the unfolded surface mapping between the baseline and after ISDN infusion reflects the anti-ischemic effect of ISDN. Methods and Results 99m Tc-MIBI myocardial perfusion SPECT images were acquired, and reconstruction of the bull's eye map and unfolded surface mapping were performed according to the dates of tomography images. In the group (99mTc-MIBI was injected at 30 minutes after the start of ISDN iv drip) : at the 65% threshold value, the percentage of the defect area size in the whole ventricle was 33.01 ± 5.35% at baseline, (28.9 ±5.23)% after ISDN was infused (P < 0.05); at the 55% threshold value, the percentage of the defect area size in the whole ventricle was (22.06±5.58)% at baseline, (19.60±4.07)% after ISDN was infused (P < 0.05); the sum of defect blood ST segments is 60 at baseline, 51 after ISDN was infused. In the group (99mTc-MIBI was injected at 60 minutes after the start of ISDN iv drip): at the 65% threshold value, the percentage of the defect area size in the whole ventricle was (29.20±5.08)% at baseline, (20.81±4.16)% after ISDN was infused (P < 0.001); at the 55% threshold value, the percentage of the defect area size in the whole ventricle was (21.2 ± 5.49)% at baseline, (17.52±5.59)% after ISDN was infused (P < 0.001); the sum of defect blood ST segments is 58 at baseline, 47 after ISDN was infused. In the group (99mTc-MIBI was injected at 150 minutes after the start of ISDN iv drip) : at the 65% threshold value, the percentage of the defect area size in the whole ventricle was (32.87 ±6.46)% at baseline, (20.81±4.16)% after ISDN was infused (P < 0.001); at the 55% threshold value, the percentage of the defect area size in the whole ventricle was (18.42± 5.17)% at baseline, (14.18±3.61)% after ISDN was infused (P< 0.001); the sum of defect blood ST segments was 64 at baseline, 41 after ISDN was infused. Conclusions The unfolded surface mapping of 99mTc- MIBI myocardial perfusion image can be used as a method of quantitatively evaluating the anti-ischemic effect of drugs and ISDN iv drip can improve the blood flow in myocardium (myocardium perfusion).
基金Supported by the NSC (No.97-2314-B-182-029-MY3)the Research Fund of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (No.CMRPD34005)
文摘The goal of this paper is to investigate different reconstruction methods for solving the limited angle problem in reconstructing the projection data from a stationary multi-pinhole system based on a three-head clinical single photon emission computed tomography （SPECT） camera. Three iterative recon- struction approaches were studied including maximum likelihood expectation maximization （MLEM）, maximum a posteriori expectation maximization （MAPEM） with a smoothing prior, and an alternating optimization schemes from MLEM and total variation （TV） optimization. A three-headed multipinhole SPECT was simulated with apertures of nine 1-mm pinholes each, and covered scanning volume of 6-mm diameter. The reconstructions were optimized for various iterations based on visual inspections, and finally 20 iterations were applied for each method. For both MLEM-TV and MAPEM-TV, various initial reconstructions before TV optimization were studied. The smoothing parameter for MAPEM and the gradient descent constant for TV were also investigated through visual comparison. The preliminary results showed the 3 reconstruction methods generated compatible images, and can restore the images from projection data suffering limited angular sampling. However, MLEM was noisy for low-count and highly limited angle data, and thus suitable smoothing in MAPEM alleviated this problem, initial reconstructions were necessary for better edge enhancement in TV. The conclusion is that TV might be potential in producing more edge-enhanced images if all parameters were optimized.
基金Supported by the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (No.SRFDP200800031071) the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.10675069)
文摘Accurate geometrical calibration is critical to obtaining high resolution and artifact free reconstructed images for modern animal single photon emission computed tomography （SPECT） systems. Although there have been many published works on the calibration of various SPECT systems, few studies have been done to evaluate the efficacy of the proposed calibration methods in a quantitative manner. This paper presents a numerical method to assess both the uniqueness and the quantitative accuracy of SPECT calibration, which is based on analyzing the singular value decomposition （SVD） components of the Jacobian matrix from a least-square cost function of the calibration. The proposed method is firstly validated by applying it to the calibration of a single pinhole SPECT system and comparing the results with those derived using a published method, and is then used to optimize the calibration setup for a slit-slat SPECT system. With the proposed method, a minimum required number of point source projections to achieve the desired calibration accuracy can be estimated and used as figure-of-merit to evaluate the goodness of a calibration setup. An inverse-square relationship between the calibration accuracy and the number of sampled projections is revealed. Optimal calibration setup is determined through an exhaustive search among all the pos- sibilities of point source arrangements under certain conditions. We demonstrate that for the studied system, the best calibration accuracy is achieved by arranging the point source over the edge of FOV with evenly- spaced angular positions. Point source experiments were conducted to validate the proposed method.
基金partially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 81771861, 81471708, 81673018, 81530053, 81471685)the award of the "National Youth Thousand Talents Plan" of China, the Program for Professor of Special Appointment (Eastern Scholar) at Shanghai Institutions of Higher Learning (No. 2012-05)+2 种基金Shanghai Municipal Education Commission-Gaofeng Clinical Medicine Grant Support (No. 20172010)2018 Shanghai Scientific and Technological Innovation Program(No. 18410711200)the Ph.D. Innovation Fund of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine (BXJ201821)
文摘Compared to conventional cancer treatment, combination therapy based on well-designed nanoscale platforms may offer an opportunity to eliminate tumors and reduce recurrence and metastasis.In this study, we prepared multifunctional microspheres loading ^(131)I-labeled hollow copper sulfide nanoparticles and paclitaxel( ^(131)I-HCu SNPs-MS-PTX) for imaging and therapeutics of W256/B breast tumors in rats.18 F-fluordeoxyglucose(18 F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography(PET/CT) imaging detected that the expansion of the tumor volume was delayed(Po0.05) following intra-tumoral(i.t.) injection with ^(131)I-HCu SNPs-MS-PTX plus near-infrared(NIR) irradiation. The immunohistochemical analysis further confirmed the anti-tumor effect. The single photon emission computed tomography(SPECT)/photoacoustic imaging mediated by ^(131)I-HCu SNPs-MS-PTX demonstrated that microspheres were mainly distributed in the tumors with a relatively low distribution in other organs. Our results revealed that ^(131)I-HCu SNPs-MS-PTX offered combined photothermal, chemo-and radio-therapies, eliminating tumors at a relatively low dose, as well as allowing SPECT/CT and photoacoustic imaging monitoring of distribution of the injected agents non-invasively. The copper sulfide-loaded microspheres, ^(131)I-HCu SNPs-MS-PTX, can serve as a versatile theranostic agent in an orthotopic breast cancer model.
