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01-12-2008 | Review

Imaging the pancreas: from ex vivo to non-invasive technology

Authors: D. Holmberg, U. Ahlgren

Published in: Diabetologia | Issue 12/2008

Abstract

While many recently published reviews have covered non-invasive nuclear imaging techniques, the aim of this review is to focus on current developments in optical imaging technologies for investigating the pancreas. Several of these modalities are being developed into non-invasive, real-time monitoring routines for pancreatic diseases. However, they also provide pre-clinical ex vivo and/or intravital tools for three-dimensional quantitative assessments of cellular and molecular events, with levels of specificity and resolution difficult to achieve with other currently available modalities.

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Title: Imaging the pancreas: from ex vivo to non-invasive technology
Authors: D. Holmberg
U. Ahlgren
Publication date: 01-12-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Diabetologia / Issue 12/2008
Print ISSN: 0012-186X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0428
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-008-1140-7

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