New dual mode gadolinium nanoparticle contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging.

Liposomal-based gadolinium (Gd) nanoparticles have elicited significant interest for use as blood pool and molecular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents. Previous generations of liposomal MR agents contained gadolinium-chelates either within the interior of liposomes (core-encapsulated...

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Main Authors: Ketan B Ghaghada, Murali Ravoori, Divya Sabapathy, James Bankson, Vikas Kundra, Ananth Annapragada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2764087?pdf=render