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Magnetic particle imaging: current developments and future directions

Overview of attention for article published in International Journal of Nanomedicine, April 2015
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Title
Magnetic particle imaging: current developments and future directions
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International Journal of Nanomedicine, April 2015
DOI 10.2147/ijn.s70488
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Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Robert L Duschka, Mandy Ahlborg, Gael Bringout, Christina Debbeler, Matthias Graeser, Christian Kaethner, Kerstin Lüdtke-Buzug, Hanne Medimagh, Jan Stelzner, Thorsten M Buzug, Jörg Barkhausen, Florian M Vogt, Julian Haegele

Abstract

Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) is a novel imaging method that was first proposed by Gleich and Weizenecker in 2005. Applying static and dynamic magnetic fields, MPI exploits the unique characteristics of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs). The SPIONs' response allows a three-dimensional visualization of their distribution in space with a superb contrast, a very high temporal and good spatial resolution. Essentially, it is the SPIONs' superparamagnetic characteristics, the fact that they are magnetically saturable, and the harmonic composition of the SPIONs' response that make MPI possible at all. As SPIONs are the essential element of MPI, the development of customized nanoparticles is pursued with the greatest effort by many groups. Their objective is the creation of a SPION or a conglomerate of particles that will feature a much higher MPI performance than nanoparticles currently available commercially. A particle's MPI performance and suitability is characterized by parameters such as the strength of its MPI signal, its biocompatibility, or its pharmacokinetics. Some of the most important adjuster bolts to tune them are the particles' iron core and hydrodynamic diameter, their anisotropy, the composition of the particles' suspension, and their coating. As a three-dimensional, real-time imaging modality that is free of ionizing radiation, MPI appears ideally suited for applications such as vascular imaging and interventions as well as cellular and targeted imaging. A number of different theories and technical approaches on the way to the actual implementation of the basic concept of MPI have been seen in the last few years. Research groups around the world are working on different scanner geometries, from closed bore systems to single-sided scanners, and use reconstruction methods that are either based on actual calibration measurements or on theoretical models. This review aims at giving an overview of current developments and future directions in MPI about a decade after its first appearance.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Japan 1 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 286 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 69 24%
Student > Master 41 14%
Researcher 37 13%
Student > Bachelor 26 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 14 5%
Other 41 14%
Unknown 61 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Engineering 67 23%
Physics and Astronomy 27 9%
Chemistry 27 9%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 21 7%
Medicine and Dentistry 18 6%
Other 55 19%
Unknown 74 26%
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