Alexander L. (Sasha) Klibanov ( rus, Александр Л. Клибанов) is associate professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He specializes in the study of ultrasound and

medical imaging Medical imaging is the technique and process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation of the function of some organs or tissues (physiology). Medical imaging seeks to rev ...

techniques.

Targeted microbubbles

Dr. Klibanov designed targeted microbubbles in 1997 that launched a new

modality, named molecular ultrasonography or ultrasound molecular imaging. Potential clinical applications are expected in cancer screening to detect malignant tumors at their earliest stage of appearance; with

intravenous Intravenous therapy (abbreviated as IV therapy) is a medical technique that administers fluids, medications and nutrients directly into a person's vein. The intravenous route of administration is commonly used for rehydration or to provide nutrie ...

injection of targeted microbubbles that specifically bind to tumoral microvessels by targeting biomolecular cancer expression (overexpression of certain biomolecules occurs during neo-angiogenesis or inflammation processes).

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University of Virginia bio page of Kilbanov
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