Manganese-doped carbon nanodots could rival existing MRI contrast agents

Contrast agents are compounds routinely used in clinical analysis to enhance differentiation between tissues or to increase ...
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

UAB O’Neal Cancer Center research advances precision imaging through multicolor MRI technology

UAB researchers are developing next generation protein based MRI contrast agents that reveal tumor biology, distinguish ...

New metal-free molecules glow deep red in water and boost MRI contrast in test images

Bioimaging technologies, such as fluorescence imaging (FI) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), are powerful tools in basic ...
AZoNano

Nanoplatform Combines MRI Monitoring With Dual ROS Therapy To Shrink Glioma-Derived Tumors In Mice

Researchers developed a chitosan-coated, manganese-doped bismuth ferrite nanoplatform that responds to acidic tumor ...
BIOENGINEER

Citrate-Coated Gadolinium Nanoparticles Boost MRI Contrast While Clearing Through Kidneys

Magnetic resonance imaging has long depended on a small family of gadolinium-based contrast agents to light up blood vessels, ...
Medical Xpress

Non-contrast MRI is effective in monitoring multiple sclerosis patients

Brain MRI without contrast agent is just as effective as the contrast-enhanced approach for monitoring disease progression in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study in the ...
Forbes

FDA Requires New Warning On MRI 'Dyes' That Chuck Norris Says Poisoned His Wife

The Food and Drug Administration has announced that it will require new safety measures for certain contrast agents, or "dyes," used to enhance magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, because small ...
technologynetworks

Brain MRI Without Contrast: A Safer Approach for Monitoring MS

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the cornerstone of diagnosing and monitoring multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the central nervous system. MS ...
Medical Xpress

A safer MRI contrast agent for high-resolution 3D microvascular imaging

Scientists discovered a safer MRI contrast agent for high-resolution 3D microvascular imaging. The new contrast agent offers a vast improvement over traditional gadolinium-based products. Heart attack ...