Table 1

CT values of Au DENPs and iohexol solutions.

Concentration (M)

CT value (HU)

Au DENPs

Iohexol

0.001

0.9 ± 1.9

5.1 ± 2.8

0.002

4.2 ± 2.3

10.3 ± 2.8

0.003

11.6 ± 2.1

16.3 ± 1.3

0.004

14.9 ± 1.4

20.8 ± 1.5

0.005

20.1 ± 2.2

26.8 ± 1.6

0.006

23.3 ± 1.4

31.2 ± 1.4

0.007

33.7 ± 1.5

35.6 ± 2.3

0.008

35.8 ± 1.9

40.1 ± 2.2

0.009

39.2 ± 2.9

44.9 ± 2.3

0.01

42.3 ± 8.7

48.3 ± 2.2

0.02

76.3 ± 5.8

69.1 ± 3.7

0.04

159.7 ± 18.7

158.6 ± 10.2

0.06

238.1 ± 15.6

180.7 ± 12.5

0.08

325.3 ± 23.3

233.9 ± 18.2

0.1

546.7 ± 27.1

286.5 ± 16.7

CT, computed tomography; Au DENPs, dendrimer-entrapped gold nanoparticles.

Wang et al. Nanoscale Research Letters 2012 7:190   doi:10.1186/1556-276X-7-190