Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.129, No.9, 2430-2430, 2007
Gd-loaded liposomes as T-1, susceptibility, and CEST agents, all in one
Gd-loaded nonspherical liposomes represent a new family of MRI agents that show contrast-enhancing ability upon applying different image acquisition modes. In fact they can act either as T-1- or T-2- or CEST-agents. For the first time a Gd complex is endowed with detectable shift reagent properties.