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Preclinical Studies on Tumor-Specific Fluorescent Targeting Agents: the Need for a Gold Standard of Tumor Localization

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, ‘s-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Stijn Keereweer

  2. Department of Radiology and Molecular Imaging, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Pieter B. A. A. Van Driel & Clemens W. G. M. Lowik

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This paper presents a comment on the study entitled “Preclinical Comparison of Near-Infrared-Labeled Cetuximab and Panitumumab for Optical Imaging of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma” by Katherine Day, Larissa Sweeny, Brian Kulbersh, Kurt R. Zinn and Eben L. Rosenthal, MIB-13-071-Mar.

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Keereweer, S., Van Driel, P.B.A.A. & Lowik, C.W.G.M. Preclinical Studies on Tumor-Specific Fluorescent Targeting Agents: the Need for a Gold Standard of Tumor Localization. Mol Imaging Biol 16, 10–12 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11307-013-0684-1

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