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Enhancing magnetic resonance imaging with contrast agents for ultra-high field strengths

Year: 2014

Type: review

Abstract: Contrast agents are diagnostic tools that often complement magnetic resonance imaging. At ultra-high field strengths (≥7 T), magnetic resonance imaging is capable of generating desirable high signal-to-noise ratios, but clinically available contrast agents are less effective at ultra-high field strengths relative to lower fields. This gap in effectiveness demands the development of contrast agents for ultra-high field strengths. In this minireview, we summarize contrast agents reported during the last three years that focused on ultra-high field strengths.

Source: The Analyst

DOI: 10.1039/c4an00990h

Authors: Akhila N. W. Kuda-Wedagedara, Matthew J. Allen

Institution: Wayne State University

Language: English

Topic: Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, NIH Office of the Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering