Development and in vitro study of a bi-specific magnetic resonance imaging molecular probe for hepatocellular carcinoma.

CONCLUSION: The bi-specific probe presents enhanced targeting efficiency and MRI sensitivity to HCC cells than singly- or non-targeted USPIO, paving the way for in vivo translation to further evaluate its clinical potential.
PMID: 31293339 [PubMed - in process]

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - June 27, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Ma XH, Wang S, Liu SY, Chen K, Wu ZY, Li DF, Mi YT, Hu LB, Chen ZW, Zhao XM Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research