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A Survey on Nanocontrast Agents for Cancer Diagnosis from MRI

Sabah Afroze ADepartment of ECE, Sethu Institute of Technology, Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu, IndiaTamilselvi RDepartment of ECE, Sethu Institute of Technology, Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu, IndiaS M Seeni Mohamed Aliar MaraikkayarDepartment of ECE, Sethu Institute of Technology, Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu, IndiaParisa beham MDepartment of ECE, Sethu Institute of Technology, Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu, India

Vol 3 No 9 (2019): Volume 3, Issue 9, September 2019 | Pages: 12-16

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OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 05-09-2019

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Abstract

Contrast agents show its important function in spotting diseases from Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images. This will demand the development of novel MRI contrast agents which improves the sensitivity of an image. Although several contrast agents have been proposed for enhancing MRI images, nano- based contrast agent improves the image quality and increases diagnosing accuracy. T1-weighted contrast agents have the ability to enhance the intensity of the low-signal tissues where as T2-weighted Contrast agents have the ability to enhance the intensity of the images in high-signal tissues. This paper gives the overview about the involvement of nano-contrast agents in MRI images for cancer detection.

Keywords

MRI, contrast agents, gadolinium, nanoparticles and cancer detection


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Sabah Afroze A, Tamilselvi R, S M Seeni Mohamed Aliar Maraikkayar, Parisa beham M, “A Survey on Nanocontrast Agents for Cancer Diagnosis from MRI” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology (IRJIET), Volume 3, Issue 9, pp 12-16, September 2019.

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