Gadolinium, an obscure lanthanide element buried in the middle of the periodic table, has in
the course of a decade become commonplace in medical diagnostics. Like platinum in …

As a result of the different degrees of stabilization experienced by the 4f, 5d, and 6s orbitals
occurring upon ionization of the neutral metal, the lanthanides (La-Lu, Z) 57-71) exist almost …

The simplest reaction on a metal ion in aqueous or nonaqueous solution is the exchange of
a solvent molecule between the first and second coordination shells (eq 1). This reaction is …

MS-325 is a novel blood pool contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging currently
undergoing clinical trials to assess blockage in arteries. MS-325 functions by binding to …

The variable and versatile co-ordination behaviour of lanthanide metal ions, LnIII, limits their
selective introduction into organised molecular or supramolecular architectures. The design …

In the recent years Magnetic Resonance Imaging has evolved into one of the most powerful
diagnostic techniques in medicine, in part thanks to the application of suitable contrast …

Theranostic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is now receiving a growing interest in
imaging-guided drug delivery, monitoring the treatment and personalized administration etc …

Gadolinium (Gd) chelates have been widely used as contrast agent in magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI). In addition to using MRI, they are interesting, as a radiosensitizer, in neutron …

Variable‐temperature, multiple magnetic field 17O NMR, EPR and variable‐temperature 1H
nuclear magnetic relaxation dispersion (NMRD) measurement techniques have been …

The family of hydroxypyrones and close congeners, the hydroxypyridinones, is a particularly
versatile class of ligands. The most widely investigated for medicinal applications are the 3 …