Chemistry of MRI contrast agents: current challenges and new frontiers

J Wahsner, EM Gale, A Rodríguez-Rodríguez… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Tens of millions of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams are
performed annually around the world. The contrast agents, which improve diagnostic …

Applications for transition-metal chemistry in contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

A Gupta, P Caravan, WS Price… - Inorganic …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an indispensable tool for
diagnostic medicine. However, safety concerns related to gadolinium in commercial MRI …

A manganese alternative to gadolinium for MRI contrast

EM Gale, IP Atanasova, F Blasi, I Ay… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are
routinely used to diagnose soft tissue and vascular abnormalities. However, safety concerns …

Manganese‐Based Layered Double Hydroxide Nanoparticles as a T1‐MRI Contrast Agent with Ultrasensitive pH Response and High Relaxivity

B Li, Z Gu, N Kurniawan, W Chen, ZP Xu - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, Mn (II)‐containing nanoparticles have been explored widely as an attractive
alternative to Gd (III)‐based T1‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast …

A genetically encoded fluorescent sensor for manganese (II), engineered from lanmodulin

J Park, MB Cleary, D Li, JA Mattocks… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The design of selective metal-binding sites is a challenge in both small-molecule and
macromolecular chemistry. Selective recognition of manganese (II)—the first-row transition …

Mn2+ Bispidine Complex Combining Exceptional Stability, Inertness, and MRI Efficiency

D Ndiaye, P Cieslik, H Wadepohl, A Pallier… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
As an essential metal ion and an efficient relaxation agent, Mn2+ holds a great promise to
replace Gd3+ in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent applications, if its stable …

Stable and inert Mn (II)-based and pH-responsive contrast agents

R Botár, E Molnár, G Trencsényi, J Kiss… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Smart/intelligent contrast agent candidates for MRI based on Mn (II) ion are rare, as it usually
forms labile complexes with polyaminocarboxylate-type ligands. Here, we report the first …

Mn (II) compounds as an alternative to Gd-based MRI probes

M Botta, F Carniato, D Esteban-Gómez… - Future Medicinal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Mn (II) has several favorable physicochemical characteristics and a good toxicity profile,
which makes it a viable alternative to the Gd (III)-based MRI contrast agents currently used in …

A Class of FeIII Macrocyclic Complexes with Alcohol Donor Groups as Effective T1 MRI Contrast Agents

EM Snyder, D Asik, SM Abozeid, A Burgio… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Early studies suggested that FeIII complexes cannot compete with GdIII complexes as T1
MRI contrast agents. Now it is shown that one member of a class of high‐spin macrocyclic …

Relaxivity Enhancement of Hybrid Micelles via Modulation of Water Coordination Numbers for Magnetic Resonance Lymphography

Y Jiang, Z Cai, S Fu, H Gu, X Fu, J Zhu, Y Ke… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Considerable efforts have been made to develop nanoparticle-based magnetic resonance
contrast agents (CAs) with high relaxivity. The prolonged rotational correlation time (τR) …