Ultrasmall NaGdF4 nanodots for efficient MR angiography and atherosclerotic plaque imaging

Adv Mater. 2014 Jun 18;26(23):3867-72. doi: 10.1002/adma.201305222. Epub 2014 Feb 20.

Authors

Huaiyong Xing¹, Shengjian Zhang, Wenbo Bu, Xiangpeng Zheng, Lijun Wang, Qingfeng Xiao, Dalong Ni, Jiamin Zhang, Liangping Zhou, Weijun Peng, Kuaile Zhao, Yanqing Hua, Jianlin Shi

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P.R. China.

PMID: 24677351
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201305222

No abstract available

Keywords: MR; NaGdF4; angiography; atherosclerotic plaques; contrast agents.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Atherosclerosis / pathology*
Contrast Media / chemical synthesis
Gadolinium* / chemistry
Image Enhancement / methods*
Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods*
Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Nanoparticles / ultrastructure
Particle Size
Rabbits
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sodium Fluoride* / chemistry

Substances

Contrast Media
Sodium Fluoride
Gadolinium