A self-calibrating PARACEST MRI contrast agent that detects esterase enzyme activity

Contrast Media and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 219-228

  Li, Yuguo ^a   Sheth, Vipul R ^b   Liu, Guanshu ^c   Pagel, Mark D ^a,d  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast agent; Enzyme activity; Esterase; MRI; PARACEST

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; ESTERASE;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MAGNETISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAMAGNETIC CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RADIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

CONTRAST MEDIA; ESTERASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 80051938706     PISSN: 15554309     EISSN: 15554317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmmi.421     Document Type: Article

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