Magnetic resonance imaging of soft tissue infection with iron oxide labeled granulocytes in a rat model.

Magnetic resonance imaging of soft tissue infection with iron oxide labeled granulocytes in a rat model.

OBJECT: We sought to detect an acute soft tissue infection in rats by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using granulocytes, previously labeled with superparamagnetic particles of iron oxide (SPIO). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Parasternal infection was induced by subcutaneous inoculation of Staphylococcus...

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Main Authors: Hassina Baraki, Norman Zinne, Dirk Wedekind, Martin Meier, André Bleich, Silke Glage, Hans-Juergen Hedrich, Ingo Kutschka, Axel Haverich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3517554?pdf=render

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