Manganese-based macrocyclic chelates as novel MRI contrast agents: In vivo imaging in a porcine model

Pål B. Marthinsen, Tuva R. Hope, Wibeke Nordhøy +4

Objectives: Mn-based MRI contrast agents (MBCAs) have recently been proposed as alternatives to the currently used class of Gd-chelates. Unlike Gd, Mn is an endogenous paramagnetic…