Intrinsically germanium-69-labeled iron oxide nanoparticles: synthesis and in-vivo dual-modality PET/MR imaging.

Chakravarty, Rubel; Valdovinos, Hector F; Chen, Feng; Lewis, Christina M; Ellison, Paul A; Luo, Haiming; Meyerand, M Elizabeth; Nickles, Robert J et al. · Adv Mater · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Intrinsically germanium-69-labeled super-paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles are synthesized via a newly developed, fast and highly specific chelator-free approach. The biodistribution pattern and the feasibility of (69) Ge-SPION@PEG for in vivo dual-modality positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance (PET/MR) imaging and lymph-node mapping are investigated, which represents the first example of the successful utilization of a (69) Ge-based agent for PET/MR imaging.

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