The Emerging Role of Ferumoxytol-Enhanced MRI in the Management of Cerebrovascular Lesions

Inflammation is increasingly being understood to be a key component to the pathophysiology of cerebrovascular lesions. Ferumoxytol, an iron oxide nanoparticle coated by a carbohydrate shell, has been used in MRI studies as an inflammatory marker because it is cleared by macrophages. Ferumoxytol-enha...

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Main Authors: David Hasan, Nohra Chalouhi, Pascal Jabbour, Vincent Magnotta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-08-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/8/9670