Utility of a New Bolus-injectable Nanoparticle for Clinical Cancer Staging

BACKGROUND: In this study, we report on the use of a new, bolus-injectable, carboxymethyl dextran-based magnetic nanoparticle (MNP), ferumoxytol, to improve detection in loco-regional lymph nodes by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Methods: This preliminary study was performed as a prospective, sin...

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Published in:Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research
Main Authors: Mukesh Harisinghani, Robert W. Ross, Alexander R. Guimaraes, Ralph Weissleder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-12-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476558607801266