The current generation of imaging nanoparticles is diverse and dependent on its myriad of applications. This book provides an overview of how these imaging particles can be designed to fulfill specific requirements for applications across different imaging modalities. It presents, for the first time, a comprehensive interdisciplinary overview of the impact nanoparticles have on biomedical imaging and is a common central resource for researchers and teachers.

Introduction: The Emergence of Nanoparticles as Imaging Platform in Biomedicine.- Introduction: The Emergence of Nanoparticles as Imaging Platform in Biomedicine.- (Para)magnetic Nanoparticles: Applications in Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- MR Lymphangiography Using Nano-Sized Paramagnetic Contrast Agents with Dendrimer Cores.- Use of USPIOs for Clinical Lymph Node Imaging.- Use of SPIOs for Clinical Liver Imaging.- The Emerging Role of USPIOs for MR Imaging of Atherosclerosis.- (Super)paramagnetic Nanoparticles: Applications in Noninvasive MR Imaging of Stem Cell Transfer.- Micron-Sized Iron Oxide Particles (MPIOs) for Cellular Imaging: More Bang for the Buck.- Molecular MR Imaging with Paramagnetic Perfluorocarbon Nanoparticles.- Magnetic Nanosensors for Probing Molecular Interactions.- Magnetoptical Probes.- Radiolabeled Nanoparticles: Applications in Nuclear Medicine.- Use of Radiolabeled Liposomes for Tumor Imaging.- Use of Radiolabeled Liposomes for Imaging of Infection and Inflammation.- Sulphur Colloid for Imaging Lymph Nodes and Bone Marrow.- Acoustically Reflective Nanoparticles: Application in Ultrasound Imaging.- Use of Ultrasound Bubbles in Lymph Node Imaging.- Use of Ultrasound Microbubbles for Vascular Imaging.- Targeted Microbubbles: Ultrasound Contrast Agents for Molecular Imaging.- Use of Acoustically Active Contrast Agents in Imaging of Inflammation and Atherosclerosis.- Iodinated Nanoparticles: Applications in Computed Tomography.- Iodinated Liposomes as Contrast Agents.- Quantum Dots: Applications in Optical Imaging.- Quantum Dots and Targeted Nanoparticle Probes for In Vivo Tumor Imaging.- Investigating the Dynamics of Cellular Processes at the Single Molecule Level with Semiconductor Quantum Dots.- Targeting Vascular Epitopes Using Quantum Dots.- Quantum Dots for Cancer Imaging.- Bimodal Liposomes and Paramagnetic QD-Micelles for Multimodality Molecular Imaging of Tumor Angiogenesis.