In Vivo Quantification of Myocardial Infarction in Mice Using Micro-CT and a Novel Blood Pool Agent
We herein developed a micro-CT method using the innovative contrast agent ExiTron™ MyoC 8000 to longitudinally monitor cardiac processes in vivo in small animals. Experiments were performed on healthy mice and mice with myocardial infarction inflicted by ligation of the left anterior descending arte...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi-Wiley
2017-01-01
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Series: | Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2617047 |