Coene A, Leliaert J, Liebl M, Löwa N, Steinhoff U, Crevecoeur G, Dupré L, Wiekhorst F
Department of Electrical Energy, Systems and Automation, Ghent University, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium.
Phys Med Biol. 2017 Apr 21;62(8):3139-3157. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa5e90. Epub 2017 Feb 6.
Magnetorelaxometry (MRX) is a well-known measurement technique which allows the retrieval of magnetic nanoparticle (MNP) characteristics such as size distribution and clustering behavior. This technique also enables the non-invasive reconstruction of the spatial MNP distribution by solving an inverse problem, referred to as MRX imaging. Although MRX allows the imaging of a broad range of MNP types, little research has been done on imaging different MNP types simultaneously. Biomedical applications can benefit significantly from a measurement technique that allows the separation of the resulting measurement signal into its components originating from different MNP types. In this paper, we present a theoretical procedure and experimental validation to show the feasibility of MRX imaging in reconstructing multiple MNP types simultaneously. Because each particle type has its own characteristic MRX signal, it is possible to take this a priori information into account while solving the inverse problem. This way each particle type's signal can be separated and its spatial distribution reconstructed. By assigning a unique color code and intensity to each particle type's signal, an image can be obtained in which each spatial distribution is depicted in the resulting color and with the intensity measuring the amount of particles of that type, hence the name multi-color MNP imaging. The theoretical procedure is validated by reconstructing six phantoms, with different spatial arrangements of multiple MNP types, using MRX imaging. It is observed that MRX imaging easily allows up to four particle types to be separated simultaneously, meaning their quantitative spatial distributions can be obtained.
磁弛豫测量法(MRX)是一种著名的测量技术,它能够获取磁性纳米颗粒(MNP)的特性,如尺寸分布和聚集行为。该技术还能通过解决一个被称为MRX成像的逆问题,实现对MNP空间分布的非侵入式重建。尽管MRX能够对多种类型的MNP进行成像,但对于同时对不同类型的MNP进行成像的研究却很少。一种能够将测量信号分离为源自不同MNP类型的分量的测量技术,将使生物医学应用受益匪浅。在本文中,我们提出了一种理论方法和实验验证,以证明MRX成像同时重建多种MNP类型的可行性。由于每种颗粒类型都有其独特的MRX信号,因此在解决逆问题时可以考虑这种先验信息。通过这种方式,每种颗粒类型的信号可以被分离出来,并重建其空间分布。通过为每种颗粒类型的信号赋予独特的颜色编码和强度,就可以获得一幅图像,其中每种空间分布都以相应的颜色呈现,强度则测量该类型颗粒的数量,因此称为多色MNP成像。通过使用MRX成像重建六个具有多种MNP类型不同空间排列的模型,对理论方法进行了验证。结果发现,MRX成像能够轻松地同时分离多达四种颗粒类型,这意味着可以获得它们的定量空间分布。
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