Pilot Study of Inhaled Aerosols Targeted via Magnetic Alignment of High Aspect Ratio Particles in Rabbits

Table 1

Regional and total area-averaged 𝑇₁ relaxation times and iron concentrations for the left and right lung of nontargeted and targeted rabbits.

Rabbit	Region	Left Lung		Right Lung		[Fe]R/[Fe]L
		𝑇1 [ms]	[Fe] [μg/cm^3]	𝑇1 [ms]	[Fe] [μg/cm^3]
Nontargeted	Total	1206 ± 63	0.61 ± 0.28	1200 ± 60	0.64 ± 0.26	1.09
	Apex	1159 ± 29	0.84 ± 0.15	1140 ± 34	0.95 ± 0.18	1.22
	Middle	1210 ± 28	0.59 ± 0.13	1193 ± 24	0.67 ± 0.11	1.30
	Base	1205 ± 32	0.62 ± 0.14	1225 ± 26	0.52 ± 0.11	0.96
Targeted	Total	1224 ± 44	0.52 ± 0.20	1213 ± 42	0.57 ± 0.18	1.17
	Apex	1178 ± 20	0.73 ± 0.10	1182 ± 28	0.72 ± 0.13	0.94
	Middle	1233 ± 20	0.48 ± 0.09	1205 ± 18	0.60 ± 0.08	1.62
	Base	1216 ± 23	0.56 ± 0.11	1211 ± 19	0.58 ± 0.09	1.18