Connexin 43-targeted T1 contrast agent for MRI diagnosis of glioma.

abstract：:An important challenge in medical diagnostics is to design all-in-one contrast agents that can be detected with multiple techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), single photon emission tomography (SPECT) or fluorescence imaging (FI). Altho...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： van Schooneveld MM,Cormode DP,Koole R,van Wijngaarden JT,Calcagno C,Skajaa T,Hilhorst J,'t Hart DC,Fayad ZA,Mulder WJ,Meijerink A

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：: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：:Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary malignant type of brain neoplasm in adults and carries a dismal prognosis. The current standard of care for GBM is surgical excision followed by radiation therapy (RT) with concurrent and adjuvant temozolomide-based chemotherapy (TMZ) by six additional cycles. In addition,...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Zikou A,Sioka C,Alexiou GA,Fotopoulos A,Voulgaris S,Argyropoulou MI

更新日期：2018-12-02 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

abstract：:The over-expression of sialic acid on the surface of cancer cells compared with normal ones makes this nine-carbon sugar an attractive biomarker for molecular diagnosis and therapy. Here, we describe a study on the molecular recognition of sialic acid end groups on the surface of human glioma cells by (160)Tb-DTPA-EN(...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Djanashvili K,Koning GA,van der Meer AJ,Wolterbeek HT,Peters JA

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：Objectives:Bone ischemia and necrosis are challenging to treat, requiring investigation of native and engineered bone revascularisation processes through advanced imaging techniques. This study demonstrates an experimental two-step method for precise bone and vessel analysis in native bones or vascularised bone grafts ...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Sutter S,Todorov A,Ismail T,Haumer A,Fulco I,Schulz G,Scherberich A,Kaempfen A,Martin I,Schaefer DJ

更新日期：2017-04-23 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：:Multimodal nanoprobes are highly demanded for biomedical imaging applications to enhance the reliability of the diagnostic results. Among different types of nano-objects, ultrasmall silica gadolinium nanoparticle (SiGdNP) appears as a safe, effective, and versatile platform for this purpose. In this study, a new metho...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Tran VL,Thakare V,Natuzzi M,Moreau M,Oudot A,Vrigneaud JM,Courteau A,Louis C,Roux S,Boschetti F,Denat F,Tillement O,Lux F

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：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：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：:For in vivo applications of magnetically labeled stem cells, biological effects of the labeling procedure have to be precluded. This study evaluates the effect of different ferucarbotran cell labeling protocols on chondrogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) as well as their implications for MR ...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Henning TD,Sutton EJ,Kim A,Golovko D,Horvai A,Ackerman L,Sennino B,McDonald D,Lotz J,Daldrup-Link HE

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Regional wall thickening measurement by delayed contrast MRI may assess myocardial viability and functional recovery of ischemic cardiomyopathy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Delayed contrast MRI data was used in 40 patients with significant coronary artery disease and severe left ventricular dysfunction. Regional wal...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Sharma R,Katz JK

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To investigate same day 18F-FDG (Fluorodeoxyglucose) PET (Positron Emission Tomography)/MR (Magnetic Resonance) test-retest repeatability of Standardized Uptake Value measurements normalized for body weight (SUV) and lean body mass (SUL) in different locations in the liver. Methods:This prospective study wa...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Domachevsky L,Bernstine H,Nidam M,Stein D,Goldberg N,Stern D,Abadi-Korek I,Groshar D

更新日期：2017-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel tumor stroma targeting and membrane-penetrating cyclic peptide, named iCREKA, was designed and labeled by fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) and positron emitter 18F to build the tumor-targeting tracers. The FITC-iCREKA was proved to have significantly higher cellular uptake in the glioma U87 cells in the prese...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Wang LJ,Li HS,Wang QS,Wu HB,Han YJ,Zhou WL,Wang M,Huang S

更新日期：2018-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) imaging is an emerging MRI technique relying on the use of endogenous or exogenous molecules containing exchangeable proton pools. The heterogeneity of the water resonance frequency offset plays a key role in the occurrence of artifacts in CEST-MR images. To limit this draw...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Stancanello J,Terreno E,Castelli DD,Cabella C,Uggeri F,Aime S

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：: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：: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：:D-α-Tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate (TPGS) is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved biomaterial that can form nanosized micelles in aqueous solution. TPGS micelles stand as an interesting system to perform drug delivery as they can carry lipophilic drugs and overcome P glycoprotein efflux as well...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Tesan FC,Nicoud MB,Nuñez M,Medina VA,Chiappetta DA,Salgueiro MJ

更新日期：2019-04-23 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：:Recent reports have claimed a superior performance of HEPES buffer in comparison to alternative buffer systems for (67/68) Ga labeling in aqueous media. In this paper we report spectroscopic ((1) H and (71) Ga NMR), radiochemical, mass spectrometry and theoretical modeling studies on the Ga(3+)/HEPES system (HEPES = N...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Martins AF,Prata MI,Rodrigues SP,Geraldes CF,Riss PJ,Amor-Coarasa A,Burchardt C,Kroll C,Roesch F

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：:The gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor is overexpressed in the majority of tumors of the human reproductive system. The purpose of this study was to develop an 18F-labeled peptide for tumor GnRH receptor imaging. In this study, the GnRH (pGlu1-His2-Trp3-Ser4-Tyr5-Gly6-Leu7-Arg8-Pro9-Gly10-NH2) peptide anal...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Huang S,Li H,Han Y,Fu L,Ren Y,Zhang Y,Li Y,Sun P,Wang M,Wu H,Wang Q,Hu K

更新日期：2019-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI is sensitive to dilute proteins and peptides as well as microenvironmental properties. However, the complexity of the CEST MRI effect, which varies with the labile proton content, exchange rate and experimental conditions, underscores the need for developing quantitativ...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Sun PZ,Wang Y,Dai Z,Xiao G,Wu R

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To synthesize 68Ga-Glu-urea-Lys(Ahx)-HBED-CC (68Ga-PSMA-11) with a synthesis module and investigate PET-CT imaging to monitor PSMA expression during prostate cancer (PCa) progression and tumor growth in mice bearing subcutaneous PCa xenografts. Method:The radiochemical purity and stability of  68Ga-PSMA-11 w...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Wang Y,Shao G,Wu J,Cui C,Zang S,Qiu F,Jia R,Wang Z,Wang F

更新日期：2018-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2017/7368384.]. ...

journal_title：Contrast media & molecular imaging

authors： Tse JJ,Dunmore-Buyze PJ,Drangova M,Holdsworth DW

更新日期：2018-08-23 00:00:00