Enhancement of gas-filled microbubble R2* by iron oxide nanoparticles for MRI

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 224-229

  Chow, April M ^a   Chan, Kannie W Y ^a   Cheung, Jerry S ^a   Wu, Ed X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Contrast agent; Iron oxide nanoparticles; Microbubbles; MRI; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; GASES; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; METAL NANOPARTICLES;

CONTRAST AGENT; EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATIONS; IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; MICROBUBBLES; MONOCRYSTALLINE IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; MR CONTRAST AGENTS; SOLID MICROSPHERES; ULTRASOUND CAVITATION;

IRON OXIDES;

MICROSPHERE; MONOCRYSTALLINE IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROBUBBLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLID;

EID: 73349084252     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22184     Document Type: Article

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