title: Imaging the paediatric lung: what does nanotechnology have to offer?
abstract: This review will provide an overview of current research into lung imaging with nanoparticles, with a focus on the use of nanoparticles as molecular imaging agents to observe pathological processes and to monitor the effectiveness of nanoparticulate drug delivery systems. Various imaging modalities together with their advantages and limitations for lung imaging will be discussed. We will also explore the range of nanoparticles used, as well as active or passive targeting of nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: The Centre for Respiratory Research, The Department of Medicine, UCL, UK.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Ordidge
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Kalber
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Janes
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Lythgoe
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000379:methods; D053758:Nanoparticles; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*