Micro-CT based experimental liver imaging using a nanoparticulate contrast agent: a longitudinal study in mice

Hanne Boll1, Stefanie Nittka, Fabian Doyon

  • 1Department of Neuroradiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.

Plos One
|October 11, 2011
PubMed
Summary

New nanoparticulate contrast agents (VISCOVER ExiTron nano) offer excellent soft tissue contrast for micro-CT liver imaging in mice, enabling long-term monitoring of liver metastases and other pathologies.

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