MRI & molecular imaging

Continuing to talk about nanotechnology....there is a new study from Robarts Research Institute, where after injecting nano iron oxide particles, the researchers were able to use MRI to image circulating inflammatory cells that went on to infiltrate the brain and produce perivascular cuffs, in rats. This will help in predicting the occurrence of lesions in multiple sclerosis.

Eventually this form of molecular imaging will become common in the brain, heart and oncology both for early diagnosis as well as monitoring response to treatment.