New MRI contrast agent for 3D microvascular imaging beats out gadolinium-based materials – Health Imaging

Scientists have developed a new, high-performing contrast agent to help clinicians better visualize small blood vessels on MRI exams, according to a study published this week.
A collaborative team of South Korea-based researchers detailed their Supramolecular Amorphous-like Iron Oxide, or SAIO particle, in the journal nature biomedical engineering. The nanoparticle outperforms gadolinium-based agents and yielded images nearly 10-times more precise than current contrasts, according to the developers….

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