Imaging tumor growth non-invasively using expression of MagA or modified ferritin subunits to augment intracellular contrast for repetitive MRI

Molecular Imaging and Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 63-73

  Rohani, Roja ^a   Figueredo, Rene ^b   Bureau, Yves ^a,c   Koropatnick, James ^b,c   Foster, Paula ^c,d   Thompson, R Terry ^a,c   Prato, Frank S ^a,c   Goldhawk, Donna E ^a,c  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b LONDON REGIONAL CANCER PROGRAM   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contrast gene expression; MagA; Magnetic resonance imaging; Modified ferritin subunits; Mouse tumor xenograft

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FERRITINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICE; MICE, NUDE; NEOPLASMS; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; TUMOR BURDEN; XENOGRAFT MODEL ANTITUMOR ASSAYS;

EID: 84895075686     PISSN: 15361632     EISSN: 18602002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11307-013-0661-8     Document Type: Article

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