Molecular and cellular MR imaging: Potentials and challenges for neurological applications

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 941-954

  Hoehn, Mathias ^a   Himmelreich, Uwe ^a   Kruttwig, Klaus ^a   Wiedermann, Dirk ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell labeling; Enzyme activity; Functional cell status imaging; Gene expression imaging; Multimodal imaging; Receptor imaging; Responsive contrast agents

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE ALBUMIN; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE B(SLEX)A; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN SUCCINIMIDYL ESTER; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL LABELING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NERVE CELL; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE THERAPY; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOLECULAR PROBES;

EID: 42949178916     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21280     Document Type: Review

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