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Novel Nanoimaging Strategies for Noninvasive Graft Monitoring in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation

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This article focuses on the unmet needs and key challenges in vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) and the opportunities for current nanotechnology advances in therapeutics and diagnostics for personalized treatment and optimization of clinical outcomes. The transformative role of nanoimaging as a noninvasive tool in the longitudinal surveillance of acute and chronic rejection after VCA is critically reviewed. Nanoimaging can inform management decisions and guide continuous treatment adjustments over time in patients to improve safety and efficacy in VCA. Nanoimaging signatures can be unbiased and quantitative measures of treatment effectiveness as well as medication adherence, both of which are critical prerequisites for overall graft survival and patient quality of life.

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  1. Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15282, USA

    Jelena M. Janjic

  2. Chronic Pain Research Consortium, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15282, USA

    Jelena M. Janjic

  3. Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, 391 Technology Way, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, USA

    Vijay S. Gorantla

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Janjic, J.M., Gorantla, V.S. Novel Nanoimaging Strategies for Noninvasive Graft Monitoring in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation. Curr Transpl Rep 5, 369–372 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40472-018-0221-x

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