ferumoxides

• Product Name:ferumoxides
• Synonyms: ferumoxides iron(2+),iron(3+),oxygen(2-)
• CAS:119683-68-0
• MF:Fe3O4
• MW:231.5326
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• Mol File:119683-68-0.mol
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Ferumoxides is a black to reddishbrown aqueous colloid of SPIO particles associated with dextran. It is administered intravenously and taken upby cells of the reticuloendothelial system (RES). It is indicatedto enhance T2-weighted images used to assess lesionsof the liver. Hepatic tissues with decreased RES function retaintheir usual signal intensity, so the contrast between abnormaland normal tissue is enhanced.