Table 2.
T2 relaxation times and x-ray scatter signal enhancements of 10 nm and 40 nm SPION-PEG.
[Fe] (ppm) |
T2 relaxation time (ms) | x-ray scatter signal enhancement (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
10 nm SPION-PEG | 40 nm SPION-PEG | 10 nm SPION-PEG | 40 nm SPION-PEG | |
0 | 491 ± 61.3 | 491 ± 61.3 | N/A | N/A |
5 | 55 ± 2.1 | 196 ± 15.6 | 0.7 ± 0.75 | 1.6 ± 0.40 |
10 | 37 ± 3.4 | 123 ± 31.6 | 1.9 ± 0.08 | 3.0 ± 0.44 |
20 | 22 ± 4.3 | 78 ± 1.8 | 3.0 ± 0.50 | 5.9 ± 0.48 |
50 | 15 ± 8.2 | 39± 8.8 | 8.2 ± 0.28 | 9.5 ± 0.29 |
100 | <10 | 25 ± 6.3 | 10.3 ± 0.61 | 12.2 ± 0.10 |