Next Generation MRI Contrast Agents
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 379
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
MRI contrast agents are not only used to improve the visibility of internal structures in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) but also to visualize and quantify physiological processes, function, metabolism and cell interactions. Over recent decades, the development of new contrast agents for in vivo MRI has made use of an increasing number contrast mechanisms, extending to non-proton nuclei MRI, hyperpolarization, CEST and many others. The use of contrast agents that target specific receptors and transporters to visualize particular cell types has opened new perspectives for molecular and cell imaging.
The proposed Special Issue, titled “Next Generation MRI Contrast Agents”, will present a collection of papers that cover a wide range of current and future research topics that focus on the development and application of novel MRI contrast agents.
Prof. Dr. Uwe Himmelreich
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- MRI contrast agent
- Molecular Imaging
- Magnetic resonance
- Medical materials
- Nanomaterials
- Hyperpolarization
- Lanthanide chelates
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