Contrast Agents

Xenon magnetic resonance imaging offers deep insights into the human body and opens up new possibilities in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Physicists from the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) in Berlin have now achieved a considerable improvement of the method more

The humble ink in a tattoo artist's needle could be the key to improving the detection of cancer, thanks to new research from the USC Viterbi Department of Biomedical Engineering. WiSE Gabilan assistant professor in the department with a lab at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, Cri more

Under the leadership of TU Graz, an international research team has developed a contrast medium concept for MRI, promising unprecedented features in medical imaging. Molecular imaging techniques are playing an increasingly important role in medical diagnostics and developing new treatment methods. A more

Publication date: 15 April 2018 Source:Acta Biomaterialia, Volume 71 Author(s): Jingjie Hu, Sina Youssefian, John Obayemi, Karen Malatesta, Nima Rahbar, Winston Soboyejo The understanding of adhesive interaction at the nanoscale between functionalized nanoparticles and biological c more

Contrast enhanced MRI is commonly used in imaging and treatment planning of prostate cancer. However, no tumor targeting contrast agent is commercially available for accurate detection and characterization of prostate cancer with MRI. Extradomain B fibronectin (EDB-FN), an oncoprotein present in agg more

Contrast enhanced MRI is commonly used in imaging and treatment planning of prostate cancer. However, no tumor targeting contrast agent is commercially available for accurate detection and characterization of prostate cancer with MRI. Extradomain B fibronectin (EDB-FN), an oncoprotein present in agg more