MRI of cells and mice at 1 and 7Tesla with Gd-targeting agents: When the low field is better!

Contrast Media and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 421-425

  Geninatti Crich, Simonetta ^a   Szabo, Ibolya ^a   Alberti, Diego ^a   Longo, Dario ^a   Aime, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gd complexes; LDL; Low field; Macromolecular imaging probes; MRI

Indexed keywords

AMPHOPHILE; GADOLINIUM; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPOPHILICITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MELANOMA CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CONTRAST MEDIA; GADOLINIUM; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL;

EID: 83155178515     PISSN: 15554309     EISSN: 15554317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmmi.436     Document Type: Article

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