Near-infrared fluorescence imaging and histology confirm anomalous edematous signal distribution detected in the rat lung by MRI after allergen challenge

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 967-974

  Tigani, Bruno ^a   Gremlich, Hans Ulrich ^a   Cannet, Catherine ^a   Zurbruegg, Stefan ^a   Quintana, Harry Karmouty ^a,b   Beckmann, Nicolau ^a,c  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Discovery Technologies   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Lung; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Molecular imaging; Near infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; OVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; FLUORESCENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG LOBE; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RAT; SIGNAL DETECTION; VASCULARIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; CARBOCYANINES; FLUORESCENT DYES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OVALBUMIN; PULMONARY EDEMA; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 9644287863     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20203     Document Type: Article

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