How contrast agents disperse inside cells

Detailed images of cells with X-ray contrast agents

Julia Herzen, Professor of Biomedical Imaging Physics at TUM (right) and first a
Julia Herzen, Professor of Biomedical Imaging Physics at TUM (right) and first author Kirsten Taphorn. Image: Astrid Eckert / TUM

Contrast agents are often used to improve the imaging of soft tissue in micro-computed tomography (microCT). Now a research team led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has investigated how these agents disperse inside cells. Their findings could improve the assessment and further development of contrast agents and might contribute to future medical diagnostics.

Contrast agents are used very frequently in the difficult task of rendering organ structures visible using conventional X-rays in microCT. ...

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