Positive contrast visualization for cellular magnetic resonance imaging using susceptibility-weighted echo-time encoding

T1-weighted ultrashort echo time method

T1-weighted ultrashort echo time method for positive contrast imaging of magnetic nanoparticles and cancer cells bound with the targeted nanoparticles

✍ Longjiang Zhang; Xiaodong Zhong; Liya Wang; Hongwei Chen; Y. Andrew Wang; Julie 📂 Article 📅 2010 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 347 KB

## Abstract ## Purpose To obtain positive contrast based on T~1~ weighting from magnetic iron oxide nanoparticle (IONP) using ultrashort echo time (UTE) imaging and investigate quantitative relationship between positive contrast and the core size and concentration of IONPs. ## Materials and Metho