Ultrasmall NaGdF4 nanodots for efficient MR angiography and atherosclerotic plaque imaging

  • Huaiyong Xing
  • , Shengjian Zhang
  • , Wenbo Bu*
  • , Xiangpeng Zheng
  • , Lijun Wang
  • , Qingfeng Xiao
  • , Dalong Ni
  • , Jiamin Zhang
  • , Liangping Zhou
  • , Weijun Peng
  • , Kuaile Zhao
  • , Yanqing Hua
  • , Jianlin Shi
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Herein, ultrasmall NaGdF4 nanodots (~2 nm) with DTPA conjugation have been synthesized for efficient MR angiography. Impressively, the r 1 value in MRI reaches up to 8.93 mM-1·s -1. The ultrasmall vessel lumen of a rabbit is lighted up remarkably. After 3 h, atherosclerotic plaques could be discriminated clearly. This is beneficial for the accurate early diagnosis of vascular pathema.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3867-3872
Number of pages6
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume26
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Jun 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • MR
  • angiography
  • atherosclerotic plaques
  • contrast agents

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