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al from Canada · 11-23-2005, 08:51 PM

This is really futuristic stuff. They can track the immune response through MRI...could this replace blood tests to measure immune response in vaccine trials?

By using MRI to detect magnetic probes of tiny iron oxide particles, an international research team for the first time has successfully tracked immune-stimulating cells implanted into cancer patients for treatment purposes.

To read the article, http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas...-mps111805.php

Al

11-23-2005, 08:51 PM	#1
al from Canada Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 722	new diagnostics to track how well vaccines work... This is really futuristic stuff. They can track the immune response through MRI...could this replace blood tests to measure immune response in vaccine trials? By using MRI to detect magnetic probes of tiny iron oxide particles, an international research team for the first time has successfully tracked immune-stimulating cells implanted into cancer patients for treatment purposes. To read the article, http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas...-mps111805.php Al __________________ Primary care-giver to and advocate for Linda, who passed away April 27, 2006.