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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1998 Jul 21;9515:8443-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.95.15.8443.
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A model for MRI contrast enhancement using T1 agents.

Ahrens ET , Rothbächer U , Jacobs RE , Fraser SE .


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Contrast in MRI relies on differences in the local environment of water and is often enhanced by using contrast agents. We present a simple model for evaluating the minimal contrast agent concentration required to produce "satisfactory" contrast enhancement in magnetic resonance images. Previous strategies have been based largely on empirical results for specific systems. The present tissue contrast model (TCM) can be applied to "conventional," targeted, or biochemically responsive agents. The model results are formulated so that only a small number of parameters are required to analyze a given scenario. The TCM is a particularly useful tool in the development of new classes of magnetic resonance contrast media. These agents will have the ability to target specific cells or tissue, and perhaps be able to report on their physiological status. As an example of the applicability of the TCM, we test it against in vivo magnetic resonance microscopy results in frog embryos that have focal cell populations labeled with contrast agent by using calibrated single-cell microinjection techniques.

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