Magnetoferritin enhances T₂ contrast in magnetic resonance imaging of macrophages

• Main Authors: Kumar, Ambrish, Nandwana, Vikas, Ryoo, Soo-Ryoon, Ravishankar, Samyukta, Sharma, Bhargy, Pervushin, Konstantin, Dravid, Vinayak P., Lim, Sierin
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Bioengineering; Magnetoferritin; Protein Cage
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160741
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Imaging of immune cells has wide implications in understanding disease progression and staging. While optical imaging is limited in penetration depth due to light properties, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging provides a more powerful tool for the imaging of deep tissues where immune cells reside. Due...