| Preface |
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| Part 1: Technical Issues |
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1 Pulse Sequence Considerations and Schemes |
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1.2 General Considerations |
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1.2.1 The Pulse Sequences |
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1.2.2 More General Pulse Sequence Considerations |
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1.3 Sensitivity of Particular Sequences in Parameter Space |
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1.3.1 SNR Efficiencies and Optimum Parameters for UTE, FLASH and bSSFP |
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1.3.2 SNR Efficiencies and Optimum Parameters for RARE |
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1.4 The Best Pulse Sequence for 19F MRI |
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1.5 Implications for Actual 19F MRI Measurements |
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22 | (1) |
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1.6 Further Methods to Increase SNR: Heteronuclear Overhauser Enhancement |
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2 Advanced Detection Techniques and Hardware: Simultaneous 19F/1H MRI |
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2.1 Imaging Applications of Perfluorocarbon Nanoparticles and Introduction of Simultaneous 19F/1H MRI |
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2.2 MRI Hardware and Reconstruction for Simultaneous 19F/1H Imaging |
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33 | (5) |
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2.2.1 Scanner Hardware Design |
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33 | (1) |
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2.2.2 MR Reconstruction Methods |
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2.3 19F/1H Dual-Frequency RF Coil Design and System Calibration for Simultaneous 19F/1H Imaging |
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2.3.1 19F/1H Dual-Frequency RF Coil Design |
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2.3.2 MR System and RF Coil Calibration for Simultaneous 19F/1H Imaging |
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2.4 Advanced MR Sequences for Simultaneous 19F/1H Imaging |
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2.4.1 Balanced Ultrashort TE Steady State-Free Precession Sequence |
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47 | (2) |
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2.4.2 Fluorine Ultrafast Turbo Spectroscopic Imaging Sequence |
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2.4.3 Blood-Flow Enhanced Saturation Recovery Sequence |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (7) |
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3 Hyperpolarization for Signal Enhancement in Fluorine MR Applications |
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3.2 Hyperpolarization Techniques: History and Physical Principles |
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3.2.1 Dynamic Nuclear Polarization |
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3.2.2 Chemically Induced Dynamic Nuclear Polarization |
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3.2.3 Parahydrogen-Induced Polarization |
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3.2.4 Application of HP Methods to MRI |
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3.3 Hyperpolarized 19F: Chronological Results |
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77 | (9) |
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77 | (3) |
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80 | (3) |
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83 | (3) |
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86 | (17) |
| Part 2: 19F Imaging Agents |
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4 Active Targeting of Perfluorocarbon Nanoemulsions |
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4.1 A Short Introduction to Perfluorocarbons and Perfluorocarbon Nanoemulsions |
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4.2 Generation of Targeted Perfluorocarbon Nanoemulsions |
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4.2.1.1 Antibodies and antibody derivatives |
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4.2.1.2 Peptides and other targeting ligands |
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4.2.2 Coupling of Targeting Ligands to PFC-NE |
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4.2.2.1 Functional groups for coupling reactions |
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4.2.2.2 Generation of targeted PFC-NE |
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112 | (1) |
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4.3 Applications Using Actively Targeted PFC-NE |
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114 | (1) |
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4.3.1.1 Imaging immune cells |
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114 | (1) |
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4.3.1.2 Visualization of the activated endothelium |
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116 | (1) |
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4.3.1.3 Inflammation-associated angiogenesis |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (3) |
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120 | (3) |
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4.3.4 Atherosclerotic Plaques and Restenosis |
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123 | (2) |
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4.3.5 Targeting of Stem Cells |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (15) |
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5 Responsive Probes for 19F MRS/MRI |
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141 | (2) |
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5.3 Classes of 19F Responsive Probes |
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5.3.1 pH-Activatable 19F Probes |
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5.3.2 Metal Ion Responsive 19F Sensors |
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147 | (2) |
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5.3.3 Responsive 19F Probes for Detection of Proteins and Their Function |
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149 | (1) |
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5.3.3.1 Enzyme responsive probes |
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150 | (1) |
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5.3.3.2 Sensing non-enzymatic proteins and nucleic acids |
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5.3.4 19F Probes Responsive to pO2 |
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158 | (1) |
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5.4 Sensitivity and Detection Levels for 19F MRI/MRS |
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159 | (2) |
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161 | (10) |
| Part 3: Inflammation Imaging |
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6 Imaging Acute Organ Transplant Rejection with 19F MRI |
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171 | (20) |
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6.1 Organ Transplantation |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (1) |
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6.3 In vivo Macrophage Labeling and MRI Cell Tracking |
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174 | (2) |
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6.4 Detection of Acute Kidney Transplant Rejection Using MRI Cell Tracking |
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176 | (4) |
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6.5 Detection of Acute Allograft Rejection in the Heart with MRI Cell Tracking |
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180 | (5) |
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185 | (6) |
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7.2 Motion Compensation and Pulse Sequences |
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195 | (3) |
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195 | (1) |
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7.3 Animal Models of Cardiovascular Diseases |
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7.3.3 Heart Transplantation |
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202 | (1) |
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7.3.4 Myocardial Infarction |
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203 | (4) |
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207 | (2) |
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7.4 In vitro 19F-Labeling of Inflammatory Cells |
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209 | (1) |
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7.5 Conclusions and Perspectives |
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| Part 4: Monitoring Of Specific Cell Populations |
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8 Tracking Lymphocytes in vivo |
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222 | (1) |
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8.2.3 Autoimmune Disease, Cancer and Transplant Rejection |
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225 | (1) |
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8.3 Lymphocyte Tracking with Other Imaging Modalities |
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8.3.1 Nuclear Imaging Techniques |
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226 | (1) |
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8.3.2 Fluorescence Imaging and Microscopy |
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227 | (1) |
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8.4 MRI for Tracking Lymphocytes |
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228 | (3) |
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8.4.2 Gadolinium-Based Imaging |
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231 | (1) |
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8.5 19F MRI for Tracking Lymphocytes |
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8.5.1 Labels and Cell Loading |
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231 | (2) |
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8.5.2 In vivo Imaging Data |
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233 | (3) |
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236 | (1) |
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237 | (6) |
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9 Tracking of Dendritic Cells |
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243 | (1) |
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9.2 About Dendritic Cells |
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244 | (4) |
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9.2.1 Dendritic Cell Classification: Challenges Ahead |
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245 | (1) |
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9.2.2 Dendritic Cells in Health and Disease |
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246 | (1) |
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9.2.2.1 Dendritic cells in autoimmunity |
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246 | (1) |
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9.2.2.2 Dendritic cells in tumor and infectious disease |
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247 | (1) |
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9.3 Why Is Tracking of Dendritic Cells So Important? |
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248 | (5) |
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9.3.1 Dendritic Cell Immunotherapy |
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249 | (2) |
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9.3.2 In vitro Generation of Mouse and Human DCs |
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251 | (1) |
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9.3.3 How Can We Modulate Dendritic Cells as Therapies |
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252 | (1) |
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9.4 Tracking Methods for Dendritic Cells |
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9.4.1 Optical Imaging: Bioluminescence and Fluorescence Tomography |
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254 | (1) |
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9.4.2 Nuclear Imaging: Scintigraphy, SPECT, and PET |
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255 | (2) |
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9.4.3 Cell Tracking Using Magnetic Resonance Methods |
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257 | (1) |
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9.4.3.1 Contrast agents modulating relaxation times |
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258 | (1) |
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9.4.3.2 Fluorine magnetic resonance |
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259 | (7) |
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283 | (1) |
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10.2 Neural Stem Cells Used for Cell Therapy |
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284 | (5) |
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10.2.2 Mechanisms of Action in Therapy |
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286 | (1) |
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287 | (2) |
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10.3 Labeling NSCs for in vivo Tracking Using 19F MRI |
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289 | (6) |
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289 | (2) |
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10.3.2 Optimization of 19F Cellular Uptake |
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291 | (1) |
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10.3.3 Cell Characterization |
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292 | (3) |
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10.4 In vitro and in vivo 19F MRI of NSCs |
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295 | (2) |
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10.4.1 Cell Preparation and Implantation |
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295 | (1) |
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10.4.2 Imaging Hardware and Pulse Sequences |
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295 | (1) |
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10.4.3 Estimating Cell Detection Limit |
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10.5.1 Determining the Location of Transplanted Cells and the 19F Cell Label by Histology |
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10.5.2 Multimodal Approaches: The Better Imaging? |
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| Part 5: Pharmacology |
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11 Fluorinated Natural Compounds and Synthetic Drugs |
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11.2 Organofluorine Compounds |
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312 | (13) |
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11.2.1 Naturally Occurring Organofluorine Compounds |
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11.2.2 Redesign and Scale-Up of Natural Synthesis |
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11.2.3 Organofluorine Synthesis |
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11.2.4 Advantages of Incorporating Fluorine to Bioactive Molecules |
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11.2.4.1 Changes in polarity |
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11.2.4.2 Influence on lipophilicity |
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11.2.4.3 Changes in the acid dissociation constant |
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11.2.4.4 Influence on metabolic stability |
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11.2.5 Organofluorine Compounds in Medicinal Chemistry |
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11.2.5.1 Fluorine in the pharmaceutical industry |
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11.3 Fluorine MR-Based Spectroscopy |
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11.3.1 Pharmacokinetic Studies Employing 19F MR Spectroscopy |
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325 | (1) |
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11.3.2 Methods of Studying 19F Drugs in vivo |
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11.3.2.1 From in vitro to animal and human 19F MRS studies |
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11.3.2.2 19F MR imaging studies of fluorinated drugs |
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11.3.2.3 19F MRI of fluorinated drugs at ultrahigh magnetic field strength |
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| Part 6: Other Biomedical Applications |
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12 Imaging of the Respiratory System |
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346 | (1) |
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12.3 Hyperpolarized Noble Gas MRI |
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12.4 Properties of Inert Fluorinated Gas MRI |
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351 | (3) |
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12.5 Static Breath-Hold Imaging |
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354 | (5) |
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359 | (3) |
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12.9 Gravitational Distribution |
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366 | (2) |
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13 Tracking of Capsules and Catheters in the Human Gastrointestinal Tract |
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13.1 19F for GI Applications |
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13.1.1 Gastrointestinal (GI) Function |
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13.1.2 Imaging of GI Function |
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380 | (1) |
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13.1.3 Monitoring of GI Drug Delivery |
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381 | (1) |
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13.1.4 Requirements for Combined 19F/1H MRI of the GI Tract |
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13.2 19F Labeling of Capsules and Catheters |
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13.2.1 Dual-Shell 19F Capsule |
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13.2.2 Single-Shell 19F Capsule |
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13.2.3 19F-Labeled GI Catheter |
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13.3 In vivo 19F Tracking: Methodology and Application |
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13.3.1 Tracking by Cartesian Projection |
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388 | (2) |
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13.3.2 In vivo Dual Compound Tracking by Cartesian Projection |
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13.3.3 Tracking Multiple 19F Signal Sources by 3D Golden Angle Radial Imaging |
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13.4 Real-Time 19F Tracking System |
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13.5 Conclusion and Outlook |
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| Part 7: Perspectives |
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14 Perfluorocarbon Theranostic Nanomedicines: Pharmaceutical Scientist's Perspective |
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14.1 Theranostic Nanomedicines as Future Medicines |
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14.2 Perfluorocarbons as Building Blocks for Theranostic Nanomedicines |
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411 | (1) |
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14.3 Triphasic Perfluorocarbon Nanoemulsions as a Theranostic Platform |
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412 | (5) |
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14.4 Macrophage-Targeted Perfluorocarbon Theranostic Nanoemulsions |
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417 | (5) |
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14.5 Pharmaceutical Perspective on Perfluorocarbon Theranostics |
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422 | (2) |
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