MRI of regular-shaped cell-encapsulating polyhedral microcontainers

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1283-1287

  Gimi, Barjor ^a,b   Artemov, Dmitri ^b   Leong, Timothy ^c   Gracias, David H ^c   Bhujwalla, Zaver M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell encapsulation; Cell therapy; Polyhedral microcontainers; Postimplantation imaging; Self assembling microcontainers

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM;

CELL ENCAPSULATIONS; CELL THERAPY; POLYHEDRAL MICROCONTAINERS; POST-IMPLANTATION; SELF-ASSEMBLING;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

COPPER; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SURFACE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MAGNETISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 36849062569     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21431     Document Type: Article

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