A Novel Minimally Invasive Technique to Create a Rabbit VX2 Lung Tumor Model for Nano-Sized Image Contrast and Interventional Studies

Takashi Anayama; Takahiro Nakajima; Michael Dunne; Jinzi Zheng; Christine Allen; Brandon Driscoll; Douglass Vines; Shaf Keshavjee; David Jaffray; Kazuhiro Yasufuku

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067355

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A Novel Minimally Invasive Technique to Create a Rabbit VX2 Lung Tumor Model for Nano-Sized Image Contrast and Interventional Studies

Takashi Anayama,

Affiliation Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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Takahiro Nakajima,

Affiliation Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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Michael Dunne,

Affiliations Department of Radiation Physics, Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Jinzi Zheng,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Physics, Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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Christine Allen,

Affiliation Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Brandon Driscoll,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Physics, Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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Douglass Vines,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Physics, Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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Shaf Keshavjee,

Affiliation Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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David Jaffray,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Physics, Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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Kazuhiro Yasufuku

* E-mail: kazuhiro.yasufuku@uhn.ca

Affiliation Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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A Novel Minimally Invasive Technique to Create a Rabbit VX2 Lung Tumor Model for Nano-Sized Image Contrast and Interventional Studies

Takashi Anayama,
Takahiro Nakajima,
Michael Dunne,
Jinzi Zheng,
Christine Allen,
Brandon Driscoll,
Douglass Vines,
Shaf Keshavjee,
David Jaffray,
Kazuhiro Yasufuku

Published: June 28, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067355

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