Lanthanide(in) chelates for NMR biomedical applications

Silvio Aime, Mauro Botta, Mauro Fasano, Enzo Terreno

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Abstract

The peculiar magnetic properties of lanthanide(III) ions may be exploited for the development of powerful NMR probes for biomedical applications. GdIII chelates are in current clinical use as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging. Other paramagnetic lanthanide(III) complexes endowed with shift reagent capabilities are used for the separation of NMR resonances of species present in the inner and outer cellular compartments and for the measurement of pH and temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19-29
Number of pages11
JournalChemical Society Reviews
Volume27
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes

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