Superparamagnetic iron oxide-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of neuroinflammation in a rat model of radicular pain

Molecular Imaging

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 206-214

  Thorek, Daniel L J ^a   Weisshaar, Christine L ^a   Czupryna, Julie C ^a   Winkelstein, Beth A ^a   Tsourkas, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOCALIZATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CONTRAST AGENTS; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NEUROINFLAMMATION; PATIENT MANAGEMENT; RAT MODEL; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TAIL VEINS;

ANIMALS; IRON OXIDES; MEDICAL IMAGING; NANOMAGNETICS; RESONANCE; SUPERPARAMAGNETISM; SURGERY;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

DEXTRAN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MAGNETITE NANOPARTICLE; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; RADICULOPATHY; RAT; SPINAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; DEXTRANS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETITE NANOPARTICLES; MALE; PAIN; RADICULOPATHY; RATS; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 79955020057     PISSN: 15353508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7290.2010.00042     Document Type: Article

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