With New Contrast Agent, MRI Detects Micrometastases in Mice (IMAGE)

Case Western Reserve University

With New Contrast Agent, MRI Detects Micrometastases in Mice

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For earlier detection of metastases, Case Western Reserve University researchers developed a magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent that includes a probe that binds to fibrin-fibronectin complexes found in aggressive breast cancers. Fibronectin is expressed by high-risk primary and metastatic tumors, distinguishing them from normal tissue.

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Zheng-Rong Lu

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