Table 3.
Select examples of nanoparticles used in CT scans
| Author | NP | Size (nm) | Applications | Experiment model | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim D | PSMA-specific aptamer conjugated AuNP | 29.4 | Imaging prostate cancer cells | LNCaP and PC3 prostate cancer cells | 18 |
| Bhavane R | Liposomal iodine | 400 | Imaging macrophage-rich atherosclerotic plaques | Apolipoprotein E-deficient mice | 53 |
| Ghaghada K,B | Liposomal-iodine | 100 | Identifying tumor vascular structure | Balb/c mice bearing 4T1/Luc cells | 156 |
| Bonitatibus P,J | Tantalum oxide | <6 | Producing greater imaging capability than iodine | In vitro | 157 |
| Ahn S | AuNP | 20 | Incorporating RBC to image blood flow | In vitro | 158 |
| Chien C,C | AuNP | 1 | Labelling tumor cells to image tumor growth | Mice bearing EMT-6 and CT-26 cells | 159 |
| Hainfeld J,F | AuNP | 11 | Imaging brain malignant gliomas and enhancing radiotherapy | B6C3f1 mice bearing Tu-2449 cells | 160 |
| Silvestri A | AuNP | 27–176 | AuNP with CT contrast capability | Mice | 161 |
| Samei E | Liposomal iodine | 113 | Imaging tumor | Rat bearing R3230 AC cells | 162 |
| Betzer O | AuNP | 20 | Tracking mesenchymal stem cells | FSL rat | 163 |