Single-cell radioluminescence microscopy with two-fold higher sensitivity using dual scintillator configuration.

ABSTRACT: Radioluminescence microscopy (RLM) is an imaging technique that allows quantitative analysis of clinical radiolabeled drugs and probes in single cells. However, the modality suffers from slow data acquisition (15-30 minutes), thus critically affecting experiments with short-lived radioactive drugs. To overcome this issue, we suggest an approach that significantly accelerates data collection. Instead of using a single scintillator to image the decay of radioactive molecules, we sandwiched the radiolabeled cells between two scintillators. As proof of concept, we imaged cells labeled with [18F]FDG, a radioactive glucose popularly used in oncology to image tumors. Results show that the double scintillator configuration increases the microscope sensitivity by two-fold, thus reducing the image a

SUBMITTER: Kim TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7340323 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature