Current research on application of nano-magnetic contrast agent in MR imaging for macrophage in humandiseases / 第二军医大学学报

Nano-magnetic contrast agent has become one of the important research directions of MRI contrast agent; its unique physical and chemical properties and biological characteristics present a promising application prospect and play an increasingly important role in clinical and research work. Nano-magnetic contrast agent with special physicochemical and biological properties could be swallowed by human macrophages easily, - causing changes of MRI signal intensity in lesion and possessing application prospect for quantitative diagnosis. This review discusses the recent progress on nano-magnetic contrast agent and their applications for imaging macrophages in human diseases.