Nanoparticles in Biomedical Imaging

1. Introduction: The Emergence of Nanoparticles as Imaging Platform in Biomedicine
Jeff. W.M. Bulte, Michel M.J. Modo

Part 1. (Para)magnetic Nanoparticles: Applications in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

2. MR Lymphangiography Using Nano-Sized Paramagnetic Contrast Agents with Dendrimer Cores
Hisataka Kobayashi

3. Use of USPIOs for Clinical Lymph Node Imaging
Jelle O. Barentsz, Paris P. Tekkis

4. Use of SPIOs for Clinical Liver Imaging
Akihiro Tanimoto

5. The Emerging Role of USPIOs for MR Imaging of Atherosclerosis
M.E. Kooi, S. Heeneman, M.J.A.P. Daemen, J.M.A. van Engelshoven, K.B.J.M. Cleutjens

6. (Super)paramagnetic Nanoparticles: Applications in Noninvasive MR Imaging of Stem Cell Transfer
Glenn A. Walter, Swadeshmukul Santra, Bijoy Thattaliyath, Samuel C. Grant

7. Micron-Sized Iron Oxide Particles (MPIOs) for Cellular Imaging: More Bang for the Buck
Erik M. Shapiro, Alan P. Koretsky

8. Molecular MR Imaging with Paramagnetic Perfluorocarbon Nanoparticles
Patrick M. Winter, Shelton D. Caruthers, Anne H. Schmieder, Anne M. Neubauer, Gregory M. Lanza, Samuel A. Wickline

9. Magnetic Nanosensors for Probing Molecular Interactions
J. Manuel Perez, Charalambos Kaittanis

10. Magnetoptical Probes
Eyk Schellenberger

Part 2. Radiolabeled Nanoparticles: Applications in Nuclear Medicine

11. Use of Radiolabeled Liposomes for Tumor Imaging
Tamer Elbayoumi, Vladimir Torchilin

12. Use of Radiolabeled Liposomes for Imaging of Infection and Inflammation
Peter Laverman, Gert Storm, Otto C. Boerman

13. Sulphur Colloid for Imaging Lymph Nodes and Bone Marrow
Frederick L. Moffat, Seza A. Gulec

Part 3. Acoustically Reflective Nanoparticles: Application in Ultrasound Imaging

14. Use of Ultrasound Bubbles in Lymph Node Imaging
Erik R. Wisner, Susannah H. Bloch

15. Use of Ultrasound Microbubbles for Vascular Imaging
Yuko Kono, Thilo Hölscher, Robert F Mattrey

16. Targeted Microbubbles: Ultrasound Contrast Agents for Molecular Imaging
Alexander L. Klibanov

17. Use of Acoustically Active Contrast Agents in Imaging of Inflammation and Atherosclerosis
Patrick H. Kee, David D. McPherson

Part 4. Iodinated Nanoparticles: Applications in Computed Tomography

18. Iodinated Liposomes as Contrast Agents
Andreas Sachse

Part 5. Quantum Dots: Applications in Optical Imaging

19. Quantum Dots and Targeted Nanoparticle Probes for In Vivo Tumor Imaging
Matthew N. Rhyner, Andrew M. Smith, Xiaohu Gao, Hui Mao, Lily Yang, Shuming Nie

20. Investigating the Dynamics of Cellular Processes at the Single Molecule Level with Semiconductor Quantum Dots
Maxime Dahan

21. Targeting Vascular Epitopes Using Quantum Dots
Dardo E. Ferrara, Charles Glaus, W. Robert Taylor

22. Quantum Dots for Cancer Imaging
Swadeshmukul Santra, Debamitra Dutta

23. Bimodal Liposomes and Paramagnetic QD-Micelles for Multimodality Molecular Imaging of Tumor Angiogenesis
Willem J.M. Mulder, Gustav J. Strijkers, Rolf Koole, Celso De Mello Donega, Gert Storm, Arjan W. Griffioen, Klaas Nicolay

Keywords: Biomedicine, Biomedicine general, Nanotechnology, Imaging / Radiology, Biomedical Engineering