T1 Relaxivity of Core-encapsulated Gadolinium Liposomal Contrast Agents-Effect of Liposome Size and Internal Gadolinium Concentration

Academic Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1259-1263

  Ghaghada, Ketan ^a   Hawley, Catherine ^a   Kawaji, Keigo ^a   Annapragada, Ananth ^b   Mukundan Jr , Srinivasan ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences at Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

blood pool contrast agent; Liposome; long circulating; MR, gadolinium

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; LIPOSOME; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENCAPSULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DRUG CARRIERS; GADOLINIUM; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIPOSOMES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARTICLE SIZE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 51249089680     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2008.04.018     Document Type: Article

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