Wistar rats bearing C6 gliomas were injected as a single bolus (0.5 mL) through the tail vain with a suspension of Fe@C-(CH2)2-CONH-anti-CD61 nanoparticles (200 μg mL−1) and the animals were imaged using the T2*-weighted echo planar imaging (T2* EPI) technique. The gene discussed is ITGB3; the disease is glioma.