Electron paramagnetic resonance as a sensitive tool to assess the iron oxide content in cells for MRI cell labeling studies.

abstract：:In the pursuit of understanding the pathological alterations that underlie ischaemic injuries, such as vascular remodelling and reorganisation, there is a need for recognising the capabilities and limitations of in vivo imaging techniques. Thus, this review presents contemporary published research of imaging modalitie...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Gandhi R,Tsoumpas C

更新日期：2019-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Red blood cells (RBCs) loaded with iron oxide nanoparticles have been proposed as biomimetic constructs with long half-life (ca. 20 days) in the blood compartment and potentially interesting properties (such as relaxivity) as intravascular contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging. However, the encapsulation of n...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Boni A,Ceratti D,Antonelli A,Sfara C,Magnani M,Manuali E,Salamida S,Gozzi A,Bifone A

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new high-throughput MRI method for screening chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) agents is demonstrated, allowing simultaneous testing of multiple samples with minimal attention to sample configuration and shimming of the main magnetic field (B(0)). This approach, which is applicable to diamagnetic, paramag...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Liu G,Gilad AA,Bulte JW,van Zijl PC,McMahon MT

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, the combination of histological sectioning, staining, and microscopic assessment of the 2D sections is still the golden standard for structural and compositional analysis of biological tissues. X-ray microfocus computed tomography (microCT) is an emerging 3D imaging technique with high potential for 3D struct...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： de Bournonville S,Vangrunderbeeck S,Kerckhofs G

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Various contrast agents (Magnevist, Gadovist and Multihance) loaded into polymeric nanocapsules were synthesized by the inverse miniemulsion technique. The relaxivity of the resultant contrast agents was assessed at 1.5 T magnetic field strength. The ionic relaxivity of the contrast agents could at least be maintained...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Sharma S,Paiphansiri U,Hombach V,Mailänder V,Zimmermann O,Landfester K,Rasche V

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A specific mouse whole body coil and a dedicated gradient system at 4.7 T were coupled with an ultra-fast 3D gradient echo MRI and keyhole reconstruction technique to obtain 3D whole-body dynamic T(1)-weighted or T(2)*-weighted imaging. The technique was used to visualize the real-time distribution of non-targeting T(...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Bled E,Hassen WB,Pourtau L,Mellet P,Lanz T,Schüler D,Voisin P,Franconi JM,Thiaudière E,Miraux S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Microbubble contrast agents are currently implemented in a variety of both clinical and preclinical ultrasound imaging studies. The therapeutic and diagnostic capabilities of these contrast agents are limited by their short in-vivo lifetimes, and research to lengthen their circulation times is on going. In this...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Mullin L,Gessner R,Kwan J,Kaya M,Borden MA,Dayton PA

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transplantation of pancreatic islets containing β-cells, which produce insulin, is an alternative approach to the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus. The non-invasive visualization of transplanted islets can be performed using MRI; however, this requires labeling of the islets with a suitable contrast agent pri...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Herynek V,Berková Z,Dovolilová E,Jirák D,Kříž J,Girman P,Saudek F,Hájek M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Several meta-analyses have reported data about the diagnostic performance of positron emission tomography or positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET or PET/CT) with different radiotracers in patients with suspicious lung cancer (LC) or pleural tumours (PT). This review article aims at providing an...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Lococo F,Muoio B,Chiappetta M,Nachira D,Petracca Ciavarella L,Margaritora S,Treglia G

更新日期：2020-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma multiforme is the most aggressive form of brain tumor. Early and accurate diagnosis of glioma and its borders is an important step for its successful treatment. One of the promising targets for selective visualization of glioma and its margins is connexin 43 (Cx43), which is highly expressed in reactive a...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Abakumova T,Abakumov M,Shein S,Chelushkin P,Bychkov D,Mukhin V,Yusubalieva G,Grinenko N,Kabanov A,Nukolova N,Chekhonin V

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted magnetic resonance contrast agents (e.g. iron oxide nanoparticles) have the potential to become highly selective imaging tools. In this context, quantification of the coupled amount of protein is essential for the design of antibody- or antibody fragment-conjugated nanoparticles. Nevertheless, the presence of...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Rimkus G,Bremer-Streck S,Grüttner C,Kaiser WA,Hilger I

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To provide a clinically relevant overview of the analytical interference by contrast agents (CA) in laboratory blood test measurements. Materials and Methods:The effects of five CAs, gadobutrol, gadoterate meglumine, gadoxetate disodium, iodixanol, and iomeprol, were studied on the 29 most frequently perform...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Otnes S,Fogh-Andersen N,Rømsing J,Thomsen HS

更新日期：2017-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic fluid hyperthermia (MFH) with chemically synthesized nanoparticles is currently used in clinical trials as it destroys tumor cells with an extremely localized deposition of thermal energy. In this paper, we investigated an MFH protocol based on magnetic nanoparticles naturally produced by magnetotactic bacter...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Mannucci S,Tambalo S,Conti G,Ghin L,Milanese A,Carboncino A,Nicolato E,Marinozzi MR,Benati D,Bassi R,Marzola P,Sbarbati A

更新日期：2018-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:An experimental setup consisting of a hollow fiber module (HFM) was developed for the in vitro study of contrast agent (CA) permeability. Controllable flow and known fiber characteristics allowed permeability studies under well-defined conditions with CAs of different molecular weight (MW). In the MRI experiments perf...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Heilmann M,Vautier J,Robert P,Volk A

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overexpression of the chemokine-4 receptor (CXCR4) in brain tumors is associated with high cancer cell invasiveness. Recently, we reported the preclinical evaluation of 99mTc-CXCR4-L (cyclo-D-Tyr-D-[NMe]Orn[EDDA-99mTc-6-hydrazinylnicotinyl]-Arg-NaI-Gly) as a SPECT radioligand capable of specifically detecting the CXCR...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Vallejo-Armenta P,Santos-Cuevas C,Soto-Andonaegui J,Villanueva-Pérez RM,González-Díaz JI,García-Pérez FO,Arrellano-Zarate A,Luna-Gutiérrez M,Azorín-Vega E,Ocampo-García B,Ferro-Flores G

更新日期：2020-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this pilot study was to establish the ability of dynamic contrast enhanced computed tomography (DCE-CT) to detect changes in tumor blood flow (BF) and oxygenation induced by vasoactive substances in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Under ultrasound guidance, a fiber-optic probe was g...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Pollard RE,Larson RF

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of the longitudinal and transverse relaxation times (T(1) and T(2)) of water protons in an aqueous solution of an MRI contrast agent is essential for its characterization. These parameters can be measured at low field on low resolution spectrometers or at high field on high resolution spectrometers. The reli...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Henoumont C,Laurent S,Vander Elst L

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An observational study was set up to assess the feasibility of [18F]FPRGD2 PET/CT for imaging patients with multiple myeloma (MM) and to compare its detection rate with low dose CT alone and combined [18F]NaF/[18F]FDG PET/CT images. Four patients (2 newly diagnosed patients and 2 with relapsed MM) were included and un...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Withofs N,Cousin F,De Prijck B,Bonnet C,Hustinx R,Gambhir SS,Beguin Y,Caers J

更新日期：2017-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to investigate the MRI findings on tumor xenografts induced in nude mice by the inoculation of human pancreatic cancer cells labeled with superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO), and to monitor the kinetics of SPIO distribution in tumor xenografts. The labeled cancer cells were subcutaneously inoc...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Wu CY,Pu Y,Liu G,Shao Y,Ma QS,Zhang XM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo molecular imaging with targeted MRI contrast agents will require sensitive methods to quantify local concentrations of contrast agent, enabling not only imaging-based recognition of pathological biomarkers but also detection of changes in expression levels as a consequence of disease development, therapeutic i...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Kok MB,de Vries A,Abdurrachim D,Prompers JJ,Grüll H,Nicolay K,Strijkers GJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of using hyperpolarized carbon-13 (13C) metabolic imaging with [1-13C]-labeled pyruvate for evaluating real-time in vivo metabolism of orthotopic diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) xenografts. Materials and Methods:3D 13C magnetic resonance sp...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Autry AW,Hashizume R,James CD,Larson PEZ,Vigneron DB,Park I

更新日期：2018-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing agents with 'seek, treat and see' capability is critical for personalized molecular medicine. Those agents will specifically target the disease markers for diagnosis and apply the biologically effective dose for treatment. Retinoids regulate a multitude of biological processes. In addition, retinoic acid ca...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Wang W,Qiu X,Zhang F,Sun J,Cameron AG,Wendt JA,Mawad ME,Ke S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical fluorescence imaging has been developed as an aid to intraoperative diagnosis to improve surgical and endoscopic procedures. Compared with other intraoperative imaging methods, it is lower in cost, has a high safety margin, is portable and easy to use. γ-glutamyl hydroxymethyl rhodamine green (gGlu-HMRG) is a ...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Harada T,Nakamura Y,Sato K,Nagaya T,Choyke PL,Seto Y,Kobayashi H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of molecular probes and novel imaging modalities, allowing better resolution and specificity, is associated with an increased potential for molecular imaging of atherosclerotic plaques especially in basic and pre-clinical research applications. In that context, a photoacoustic molecular probe based on ...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Rouleau L,Berti R,Ng VW,Matteau-Pelletier C,Lam T,Saboural P,Kakkar AK,Lesage F,Rhéaume E,Tardif JC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantum dots (QDs) are fluorescent nanoparticles with broad excitation and narrow, wavelength-tunable emission spectra. They are used extensively for in vitro fluorescence imaging studies and more recently for in vivo small animal and pre-clinical studies. To date there has been little concern about the selection of Q...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Rosenblum LT,Kosaka N,Mitsunaga M,Choyke PL,Kobayashi H

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) for labeling cells holds great promise for clinically applicable cell tracking using magnetic resonance imaging. For clinical application, an effectively and specifically labeled cell preparation is highly desired (i.e. a large amount of intracellular iron and a negligibl...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： van Buul GM,Farrell E,Kops N,van Tiel ST,Bos PK,Weinans H,Krestin GP,van Osch GJ,Bernsen MR

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spectral molecular imaging is a new X-ray-based imaging technology providing highly specific 3D imaging at high spatial resolution that has the potential to measure disease activity and response to treatment noninvasively. The ability to identify and quantify components of tissue and biomarkers of disease activity der...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Anderson NG,Butler AP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in regenerative medicine are rapidly transforming healthcare. A cornerstone of regenerative medicine is the introduction of cells that were grown or manipulated in vitro. Key questions that arise after these cells are re-introduced are: whether these cells are localized in the appropriate site; whether cells ...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Modo M,Kolosnjaj-Tabi J,Nicholls F,Ling W,Wilhelm C,Debarge O,Gazeau F,Clement O

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer and its incidence is rising each year. Because the current methods of diagnosis based on the visual aspect of the tumor show limitations, several new techniques are emerging to help in this diagnosis, amongst which are magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and electron par...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Godechal Q,Mignion L,Karroum O,Magat J,Danhier P,Morandini R,Ghanem GE,Leveque P,Gallez B

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ferrite nanoparticles (F-NPs) can transform both cancer diagnostics and therapeutics. Superparamagnetic F-NPs exhibit high magnetic moment and susceptibility such that in presence of a static magnetic field transverse relaxation rate of water protons for MRI contrast is augmented to locate F-NPs (i.e., diagnostics) an...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Hyder F,Manjura Hoque S

更新日期：2017-12-11 00:00:00