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(A) Photos of the image acquisition set-up using clinical Light Speed VCT CT imaging system (GE Medical Systems, Milwaukee, WI, USA). (B) Representative histogram measurements of CT contrast attenuation rate values in Hounsfield units of different conformations of AuNPs under four different concentrations ([Au] = 0.001 to 4 mM) with PBS as control. Iomeprol was used as a reference of clinical practice. AuNPsp, spherical gold nanoparticles; AuNPst, gold nanostars; AuNPr, gold nanorods.
