Magnetism in medicine has had a long and interesting history. In the 10th century AD,
Egyptian physician and philosopher Avicenna prescribed a grain of magnetite dissolved in …

“Vulnerable” plaques are atherosclerotic plaques that have a high likelihood to cause
thrombotic complications, such as myocardial infarction or stroke. Plaques that tend to …

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) creates images from atomic nuclei with uneven
spin using radiowaves in the presence of a magnetic field. Full details of the physical …

Pathological changes in a diseased site are often accompanied by abnormal activities of
various biomolecules in and around the involved cells. Identifying the location and …

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) are playing an increasingly important role in cardiovascular
molecular imaging. These agents are superparamagnetic and consist of a central core of …

Thrombus (blood clot) is implicated in a number of life threatening diseases, eg, heart attack,
stroke, pulmonary embolism. EP-2104R is an MRI contrast agent designed to detect …

Molecular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers the potential to image some events at
the cellular and subcellular level and many significant advances have recently been …

sclerosis detection) and myocardial (eg, differentiating endocardium from epicardium)
applications that must also overcome cardiac and respiratory motion and blood flow. In …

Atherosclerosis is a leading cause of death globally. Targeted imaging and therapeutics are
desirable for the detection and treatment of the disease. In this study, we developed …

Unstable atherosclerotic plaques exhibit microdeposits of fibrin that may indicate the
potential for a future rupture. However, current methods for evaluating the stage of an …