Quantitative monitoring of paramagnetic contrast agents and their allocation in plant tissues via DCE-MRI.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studying dynamic processes in living organisms with MRI is one of the most promising research areas. The use of paramagnetic compounds as contrast agents (CA), has proven key to such studies, but so far, the lack of appropriate techniques limits the application of CA-technologies in experimental plant biology. The presented proof-of-principle aims to support method and knowledge transfer from medical research to plant science.

Results

In this study, we designed and tested a new approach for plant Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (pDCE-MRI). The new approach has been applied in situ to a cereal crop (Hordeum vulgare). The pDCE-MRI allows non-invasive investigation of CA allocation within plant tissues. In our experiments, gadolinium-DTPA, the mo

SUBMITTER: Mayer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8996644 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature