Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become one of the most important diagnosis tools
available in medicine. Typically MRI is not capable of sensing biochemical activities …

In medical imaging, the continuous quest to improve diagnostic performance and optimize
treatment strategies has led to the use of combined imaging modalities. Positron emission …

Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths: Including Actinides is a continuous
series of books covering all aspects of rare earth science, including chemistry, life sciences …

1, 4, 7-Tris (tert-butoxycarbonylmethyl)-1, 4, 7, 10-tetraazacyclododecane is widely used as
an intermediate in the preparation of medically important DO3A and DOTA metal chelators …

Background Nanomedicine is a promising new approach to cancer treatment that avoids the
disadvantages of traditional chemotherapy and improves therapeutic indices. However, the …

Molecular imaging is a powerful tool to visualize and characterize biological processes at
the cellular and molecular level in vivo. In most molecular imaging approaches, probes are …

Purpose To optimize signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR) in fast spin echo (rapid acquisition with
relaxation enhancement [RARE]) sequences and to improve sensitivity in 19F magnetic …

In this chapter, we analyze ligand structural features necessary for the design of stable and
inert lanthanide complexes for use in biomedical applications. In the first sections of the …

Magnetic resonance contrast agents that can be activated in response to specific triggers
hold potential as molecular biosensors that may be of great utility in non-invasive disease …

A series of novel pyridine‐based Gd3+ complexes have been prepared and studied as
potential MRI contrast agents for Zn2+ detection. By independent assessment of molecular …