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Colourful future for MRI

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Following multiple physiological variables or cell types in vivo requires specific probes. Microfabricated magnetic particles could produce such tuneable contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging.

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Figure 1: Particulate contrast agents.

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  1. Richard Bowtell is at the Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. richard.bowtell@nottingham.ac.uk,

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