Paramagnetic nanoparticles as potential MRI contrast agents: Characterization, NMR relaxation, simulations and theory

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 467-478

  Vuong, Quoc Lam ^a   Van Doorslaer, Sabine ^b   Bridot, Jean Luc ^c   Argante, Corradina ^a   Alejandro, Gabriela ^b,d   Hermann, Raphaël ^e,f   Disch, Sabrina ^e   Mattea, Carlos ^g   Stapf, Siegfried ^g   Gossuin, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d CENTRO ATÓMICO BARILOCHE   (Argentina)

^e FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^g ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contrast agents; MRI; Nanoparticles; Paramagnetic; Relaxation; Relaxation theory; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DYSPROSIUM; ERBIUM; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM OXIDE; HOLMIUM; NANOPARTICLE; PROTON; TERBIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HUMAN; MAGNETISM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; DYSPROSIUM; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; ERBIUM; GADOLINIUM; HOLMIUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNETICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; PROTONS; TERBIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84870867231     PISSN: 09685243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-012-0326-7     Document Type: Article

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