The invention relates to a preparation method of amphoteric 
ion modified ultra-fine 
iron oxide particles. The preparation method comprises the following steps: dissolving trivalent 
ferric salt in solvents, adding 
sodium citrate, stirring, adding 
anhydrous sodium acetate, stirring, reacting for 3 to 4 hours at the temperature of 190 to 200 DEG C, cooling, carrying out 
centrifugation and 
drying to obtain ultra-fine Fe3O4 nanoparticles, then dispersing the nanoparticles in 
ultrapure water, performing 
ultrasound, and EDC and NHS activation, dropwise adding to the ultrapure 
aqueous solution of Mal-PEG-NH2, reacting for 60 to 72 hours to obtain an 
aqueous solution of Fe3O4-PEG-Mal, and then dropwise adding the ultrapure 
aqueous solution of L-
cysteine, reacting for 60 to 72 hours, dialyzing and freeze-
drying to obtain the amphoteric 
ion modified ultra-fine 
iron oxide particles. The method disclosed by the invention is simple, and the prepared nanoparticles are long in half-life periods of blood in mouse bodies, and can realize 
blood pool angiography in animal levels and enhance imaging for subcutaneous transplanted tumors T1 of 
HeLa cells, so that the preparation method of the mphoteric 
ion modified ultra-fine 
iron oxide particles has potentials of industrialization and commercialization.