Imaging of Scar Tissue Formation

(Wiley) Organs respond to injuries with the formation of new fibrous tissue, which can result in scarring. This process called fibrogenesis can now be monitored noninvasively on a molecular level, as American scientists report in the journal Angewandte Chemie. They have created a new gadolinium-based probe for magnetic resonance imaging that specifically reports the proteins involved in fibrogenesis. The imaging method may provide a quantitative assessment of the formation of thepotentially harmful scar tissue.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news