Abstract #3989

Imaging of hydrogel biomaterials with Magnetization Transfer MRI

Vitaliy Khlebnikov¹, Klaus Neef¹, Annette van der Toorn¹, Rick Dijkhuizen¹, Caroline van Heijningen¹, Patricia Dankers², Carlijn Bouten², Steven Chamuleau¹, Dennis Klomp¹, and Jeanine Prompers¹

¹University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands

We developed and validated MT-MRI protocols for imaging of hydrogel biomaterials and their pH-switchable behavior. Given that all hydrogels are expected to have an MT effect, the proposed MT-MRI protocols may be applicable for imaging of other hydrogel biomaterials as well.

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