Strategies for optimizing water-exchange rates of lanthanide-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging

Molecules

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 9352-9381

  Siriwardena Mahanama, Buddhima N ^a   Allen, Matthew J ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast agents; Magnetic resonance imaging; PARACEST; Water exchange rate

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; COORDINATION COMPOUND; GADOLINIUM; LANTHANIDE; WATER;

CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW;

CONTRAST MEDIA; COORDINATION COMPLEXES; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; LANTHANOID SERIES ELEMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; WATER;

EID: 84883192582     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules18089352     Document Type: Review

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