Magnetic resonance relaxivity of dendrimer-linked nitroxides

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 965-972

  Winalski, Carl S ^a,e   Shortkroff, Sonya ^a   Mulkern, Robert V ^a   Schneider, Erika ^b   Rosen, Gerald M ^c,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SciTrials LLC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^d NitroSci   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Contrast agents; Dendrimer; Magnetic resonance; Nitroxide; Relaxivity

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; DENDRIMERS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULES; NITROGEN OXIDES;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; CONTRAST AGENT; DIETHYLENETRIAMINE PENTA-ACETIC ACIDS; DIFFERENTIAL CONTRAST; INTRA-ARTICULAR INJECTION; NITROXIDES; POLYAMIDOAMINE DENDRIMERS; RELAXIVITY;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

AMINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DENDRIMER; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; IMINE; NITROXIDE; POLYAMIDE; POLYAMIDOAMINE; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYPROPYLENEIMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RABBIT; REDUCTION; RELAXATION TIME;

EID: 0036892270     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.10312     Document Type: Article

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