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Abstract
Convection-enhanced delivery permits the direct homogeneous delivery of small- and large-molecular-weight putative therapeutics to the nervous system in a manner that bypasses the blood-nervous system barrier. The development of co-infused surrogate imaging tracers (for computed tomography and MRI) allows for the real-time, noninvasive monitoring of infusate distribution during convective delivery. Real-time image monitoring of convective distribution of therapeutic agents insures that targeted structures/nervous system regions are adequately perfused, enhances safety, informs efficacy (or lack thereof) of putative agents, and provides critical information regarding the properties of convection-enhanced delivery in normal and various pathologic tissue states. Published by Elsevier Inc.Entities:
Keywords: Convection-enhanced delivery; Drug delivery; Imaging; Infusion; Nervous system; Surrogate imaging tracer
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28917289 PMCID: PMC5651089 DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2017.05.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosurg Clin N Am ISSN: 1042-3680 Impact factor: 2.509