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Non-invasive imaging techniques, such as micro-CT or optical imaging, provide valuable information about tumour microstructure, size, volume and growth dynamics. Although histology is an approach capable of describing several of these characteristics, the invasiveness of this analysis remains a disadvantage. The main aim of this work is the methodological development of non-invasive imaging of the dynamics of tumour growth and progression. The preparation of a dual-reporter lentiviral vector enables non-invasive study of tumour growth and dissemination of metastasis. The same dual reporter will also be a part of a second vector designed as a construct for targeting mouse embryonic stem cells with aim to produce corresponding transgenic reporter mouse line. This reporter mouse line can be beneficial for future projects by providing a novel approach for studying the dynamics of tumour growth under various genetic conditions. In addition to optical imaging, this project will also include the use of micro-CT technology which, as a non-invasive approach, has the potential to provide information about the microstructure of tumour tissue in 3D that histology is not able to report. |
