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Emmanuelle Canet-soulas
Theranostic gadolinium-based nanoparticles AGuIX®: in vivo imaging and safety evaluation
International audience; IntroductionA new efficient type of gadolinium (Gd)-based theranostic agent (AGuIX®) has recently been developed for MRI-guided radiotherapy.1 These nanoparticles consist of a polysiloxane network surrounded by Gd chelates. Nanoparticles, which contain high-Z contrast agents such as Gd-based nanoparticles, increase the sensitivity of the tumor to radiation. Owing to their small size (3 +/- 0.1 nm), AGuIX® typically exhibit biodistributions that are almost ideal for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.2 Multi-imaging properties and safety evaluation of the Gd-based nanoparticles have been investigated before their clinical transfer. MethodsGd-based nanoparticles have …
AGuIX® from bench to bedside-Transfer of an ultrasmall theranostic gadolinium-based nanoparticle to clinical medicine.
International audience; AGuIX® are sub-5 nm nanoparticles made of a polysiloxane matrix and gadolinium chelates. This nanoparticle has been recently accepted in clinical trials in association with radiotherapy. This review will summarize the principal preclinical results that have led to first in man administration. No evidence of toxicity has been observed during regulatory toxicity tests on two animal species (rodents and monkeys). Biodistributions on different animal models have shown passive uptake in tumours due to enhanced permeability and retention effect combined with renal elimination of the nanoparticles after intravenous administration. High radiosensitizing effect has been obser…
Modified electrocardiograph-triggered black-blood turbo spin-echo technique to improve T1-weighting in contrast-enhanced MRI of atherosclerotic carotid arteries
Purpose To assess the efficacy of a modified electrocardiograph (EKG)-triggered black-blood T1W (T1W) spin-echo sequence in improving contrast on post-gadolinium high-resolution carotid plaque imaging by implementing heart-rate–independent contrast preparation. Materials and Methods We used a standard EKG-triggered double inversion-recovery (DIR) turbo spin-echo (TSE) sequence modified with the addition of an extra saturation (90°) radio frequency (RF) pulse placed immediately after the DIR module, shortening the repetition time to a fixed value of 400 msec. A total of 10 patients with atherosclerotic disease were included in the study. Postinjection intraplaque contrast measurements were p…