Contrast media in magnetic resonance imaging

The gadolinium salts that are used as contrast media in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and that have been assigned International Non-proprietary Names (INNs) by the WHO are listed in Table 2. 

Table 2 Gadolinium salts that are used as contrast media in magnetic resonance imaging...

TABLE 3 Gadolinium Salts that Have Been Used as Contrast Media in Magnetic Resonance Imaging... 

Several applications have been envisaged for nanocrystals, ranging from simple dyes to magnetic-resonance-imaging contrast agents [160], components of electronic circuitry [33, 161] and magnetic media [115], ingredients in catalyst and sensors, and so on. All the above applications seek to exploit the tunability provided by the size-dependent properties of the nanocrystals [4]. Before we dwell upon collective properties in mesostructures, the case of isolated nanocrystals is briefly discussed. 

M. Oostendorp, et al.. Pharmacokinetics of contrast agents targeted to the tumor vasculature in molecular magnetic resonance imaging, Contrast Media Mol. Imaging 5 (1) (2010) 9-17. 

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