A New Class of Contrast Agents for MRI Based on Proton Chemical Exchange Dependent Saturation Transfer (CEST)

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-87

  Ward, K M ^a,b   Aletras, A H ^a   Balaban, R S ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CNA CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Barbiturate; Heterocyclic chemistry; Indole; Polymers; Spin lattice relaxation rate; Sugars

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBOHYDRATE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTON;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; IMAGE QUALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

AMINO ACIDS; BARBITURATES; CARBOHYDRATES; CONTRAST MEDIA; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEOTIDES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROTONS;

EID: 0034145982     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmre.1999.1956     Document Type: Article

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