INTERROGATION OF METABOLIC CHARACTERISTICS OF BREAST CANCER METASTASES USING FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME IMAGING
- Authors: Plekhanov A.A1, Sinyushkina S.D1, Kozlov D.S2, Dudenkova V.V1, Mozherov A.M2, Shirshin E.A3, Kuzmin D.A1, Bureev P.A1, Shchechkin I.D1, Kuznetsova D.S2, Shcheslavskiy V.I1, Shirmanova M.V1
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Affiliations:
- Privolzhsky Research Medical University
- I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
- Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Issue: Vol 90, No 10 (2025)
- Pages: 1497-1510
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0320-9725/article/view/355115
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0320972525100078
- ID: 355115
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About the authors
A. A Plekhanov
Privolzhsky Research Medical UniversityNizhny Novgorod, Russia
S. D Sinyushkina
Privolzhsky Research Medical UniversityNizhny Novgorod, Russia
D. S Kozlov
I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical UniversityMoscow, Russia
V. V Dudenkova
Privolzhsky Research Medical UniversityNizhny Novgorod, Russia
A. M Mozherov
I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical UniversityMoscow, Russia
E. A Shirshin
Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityMoscow, Russia
D. A Kuzmin
Privolzhsky Research Medical UniversityNizhny Novgorod, Russia
P. A Bureev
Privolzhsky Research Medical UniversityNizhny Novgorod, Russia
I. D Shchechkin
Privolzhsky Research Medical UniversityNizhny Novgorod, Russia
D. S Kuznetsova
I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical UniversityMoscow, Russia
V. I Shcheslavskiy
Privolzhsky Research Medical UniversityNizhny Novgorod, Russia
M. V Shirmanova
Privolzhsky Research Medical University
Email: shirmanovam@mail.ru
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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