Nanoparticle contrast agents for computed tomography: a focus on micelles

• Published in: Contrast media and molecular imaging Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 37
• Main Authors: Cormode, David P, Naha, Pratap C, Fayad, Zahi A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Bismuth; Contrast Media; Gold - chemistry; Humans; Iodine - chemistry; Lipoproteins - isolation & purification; Metal Nanoparticles - chemistry; Micelles; Molecular Imaging - methods; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; computed tomography; micelle; gold nanoparticle; lipoprotein; spectral CT; nanoparticle; iodine; X-ray; molecular imaging; bismuth
• ISSN: 1555-4317
• DOI: 10.1002/cmmi.1551

Computed tomography (CT) is an X-ray-based whole-body imaging technique that is widely used in medicine. Clinically approved contrast agents for CT are iodinated small molecules or barium suspensions. Over the past seven years there has been a great increase in the development of nanoparticles as CT...