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SUBMITTER: Pasha A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2796837 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 20081213 3
The use of lanthanide-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging has become an integral component of this important diagnostic modality. These inert chelates typically possess high thermodynamic stability constants that serve as a predictor for in vivo stability and low toxicity. Recently, a new class of contrast agents was reported having a significantly lower degree of thermodynamic stability while exhibiting biodistribution profiles indicative of high stability under biological cond ...[more]