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Contrast agents for cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: an overview

Meloni, MM; Barton, S; Xu, L; Kaski, JC; Song, W; He, T; (2017) Contrast agents for cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: an overview. Journal of Materials Chemistry B , 5 (29) pp. 5714-5725. 10.1039/C7TB01241A. Green open access

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Abstract

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR), a non-invasive and nonionizing imaging technique, plays a major role in research and clinical cardiology. The strength of CMR lies in its high temporal resolution, superior contrast, and unique tissue characterization capabilities. Contrast agents have been used to improve sensitivity and specificity of CMR in detecting and evaluating various pathologies. Much effort has been made to develop more efficient contrast reagents to detect cardiovascular diseases at an asymptomatic stage, which has led to a plethora of products in animal studies. However, very few of the developed contrast agents are currently approved for human use. Major obstacles are high dosages, toxicity, body clearance rate and long-term immunogenicity. In this review, we critically assess recent developments in the field of the contrast agents for CMR, highlighting both benefits and current drawbacks. A clearer insight regarding the challenges facing the development of improved contrast agents may help collaborative work to enhance images contrast, decrease toxicity and accelerate their translation into clinical use.

Type: Article
Title: Contrast agents for cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: an overview
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1039/C7TB01241A
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1039/C7TB01241A
Language: English
Additional information: This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2017. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci > Department of Surgical Biotechnology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1566910
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