Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Contrast Agents for Tumor Diagnosis

Cheng, Weiren; Ping, Yuan; Zhang, Yong; Chuang, Kai-Hsiang; Liu, Ye

doi:https://doi.org/10.1260/2040-2295.4.1.23

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Contrast Agents for Tumor Diagnosis

Weiren Cheng,^1,2Yuan Ping,¹Yong Zhang,²Kai-Hsiang Chuang,³and Ye Liu¹

Received01 Aug 2012

Accepted01 Nov 2012

Abstract

This review focuses on MRI contrast agents for tumor diagnosis. Several types of low molecular weight Gd³⁺-based complexes and dextran-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles have been used for clinical tumor diagnosis as longitudinal relaxation time (T₁) and transverse relaxation time (T₂) MRI contrast agents, respectively. To further improve the sensitivity of MRI, new types of chelates for T₁ MRI contrast agents and combination of low molecular weight T₁ MRI contrast agents with different types of carriers have been investigated. Different types of materials for forming secure coating layers of SPIO and novel superparamagnetic particles with higher relaxivity values have been explored. Various types of ligands were applied to improve the capability to target tumor for both T₁ and T₂ contrast agents. Furthermore, MRI contrast agents for detection of tumor metabolism were also pursued.

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