New strategies to prolong the in vivo life span of iron-based contrast agents for MRI.

New strategies to prolong the in vivo life span of iron-based contrast agents for MRI.

Superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) and ultra small superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO) nanoparticles have been developed as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents. Iron oxide nanoparticles, that become superparamagnetic if the core particle diameter is ~ 30 nm or less, present R1 and R2...

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Main Authors: Antonella Antonelli, Carla Sfara, Serafina Battistelli, Barbara Canonico, Marcella Arcangeletti, Elisabetta Manuali, Sonia Salamida, Stefano Papa, Mauro Magnani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3819506?pdf=render

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