Nanoparticles in Biomedical Imaging Emerging Technologies and Applic

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FUNDAMENTAL BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES Series Editor: Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D. Houston, TX. Volume 1: Martin, Donald. Nanobiotechnology of Biomimetic Membranes. 978-0-387-37738-4. 2006 Volume 2: Cristini, V., M. Ferrari, and P. Decuzzi. Nanoparticulate Delivery to Cancerous Lesions. 978-0-387-29085-0. Forthcoming Volume 3: Bulte, J.W., and Mike Modo. Nanoparticles in Biomedical Imaging. 978-0-387-72026-5. 2007

Nanoparticles in Biomedical Imaging Emerging Technologies and Applications Edited by

Jeff W.M. Bulte The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, USA and

Michel M.J. Modo Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London London, United Kingdom

Jeff W.M. Bulte The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Department of Radiology 720 Rutland Avenue Baltimore, 21205 [email protected]

Michel M.J. Modo Institute of Psychiatry King’s College London Center for the Cellular Basis of Behaviour 125 Coldharbour Lane, London SE5 9NU United Kingdom [email protected]

Library of Congress Control Number: 2007926807

ISBN 978-0-387-72026-5

e-ISBN 978-0-387-72027-2

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Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix List of Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.

Introduction: The Emergence of Nanoparticles as Imaging Platform in Biomedicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff. W.M. Bulte and Michel M.J. Modo

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Part 1 (Para)magnetic Nanoparticles: Applications in Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2.

MR Lymphangiography Using Nano-Sized Paramagnetic Contrast Agents with Dendrimer Cores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hisataka Kobayashi

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Use of USPIOs for Clinical Lymph Node Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Jelle O. Barentsz and Paris P. Tekkis

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Use of SPIOs for Clinical Liver Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Akihiro Tanimoto

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The Emerging Role of USPIOs for MR Imaging of Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .