Conception of the first magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents: A brief history

Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 221-230

  De Haën, Christoph ^a  

^a Bracco Imaging SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast agents; History; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

FERRIDEX; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AGENT; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE;

ARTICLE; COLLOID; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONTRAST MEDIA; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0034761039     PISSN: 08993459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002142-200108000-00002     Document Type: Article

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