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Diagram of the efficacy of OxLDL targeted Mn micelles in the vascular phase. Mn is chelated to DTPA. Mn is released with the endosomes/lysosomes after uptake into intraplaque macrophage/foam cells (black circle). Due to intracellular release of Mn and subsequent interaction with intracellular components the MR signal is greatly enhanced. The r1 values are derived from Table 2.
