Publication

Novel chelators for MRI applications

Publications associées (44)

Phosphinic derivative of DTPA conjugated to a G5 PAMAM dendrimer: an 17O and 1H relaxation study of its Gd(III) complex

André Merbach, Lothar Helm, Eva Jakab Toth, Petra Lebduskova

A DTPA-based chelate containing one phosphinate group was conjugated to a generation 5 polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimer via a benzylthiourea linkage. The Gd(III) complex of this novel conjugate has potential as a contrast agent for magnetic resonance imagi ...

2006

Positively Charged GdIII Cryptates: Slow, Associative Water Exchange

André Merbach, Lothar Helm, Eva Jakab Toth

A combined variable-temp. and multiple field 17O NMR, EPR and NMRD study was performed for the 1st time on Gd(III) complexes of cryptand ligands, L1 and L2, where L1 contains three 2,2'-bipyridine units ([bpy.bpy.bpy]) and L2 is the disubstituted Me ester ...

2006

17O nuclear quadrupole coupling constants of water bound to a metal ion: A gadolinium(III) case study

Lothar Helm, Oleg Yazyev

Rotational correlation times of metal ion aqua complexes can be detd. from 17O NMR relaxation rates if the quadrupole coupling const. of the bound water oxygen-17 nucleus is known. The rotational correlation time is an important parameter for the efficienc ...

2006

Combined laser Doppler and laser speckle imaging for real- time blood blow measurements

Theo Lasser

Laser Doppler (LDI) and laser speckle imaging (LSI) are two optical non-invasive techniques that are used to obtain 2D maps of blood flow in biological tissues. Each of these techniques has some benefits and drawbacks for measuring the blood flow. LSI is a ...

SPIE2006

Dinuclear gadolinium (III) chelates

Jéröme Costa

In 2003, the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute has awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology to Paul Lauterbur and Peter Mansfield for their seminal discoveries concerning the development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), a non-invasive ...

EPFL2005

New strategies for highly efficient medical MRI contrast agents

Sabrina Laus

During the last two decades, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has evolved into one of the most powerful techniques in medical diagnosis. Among the various medical diagnostic modalities, such as X-ray or ultra-sound imaging, MRI is the technique of choice e ...

EPFL2005

Rotational Dynamics Account for pH-Dependent Relaxivities of PAMAM Dendrimeric, Gd-Based Potential MRI Contrast Agents

André Merbach, Eva Jakab Toth, Sabrina Laus

The EPTPA5- chelate, which ensures fast water exchange in GdIII complexes, has been coupled to three different generations (5, 7, and 9) of polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers through benzylthiourea linkages (H5EPTPA=ethylenepropylenetriamine-N,N,N,N,N-penta ...

2005

Reactivity of manganese, technetium and rhenium aquacarbonyl-complexes as potential precursors for radiopharmaceuticals

Pascal Grundler

Technetium is an artificial element and its isotope 99mTc is now used for several years as radio-imaging agent. Much research effort is directed towards enhanced targeting of the imaging agents in order to improve accuracy of the diagnosis and reduce the r ...

EPFL2005

Molecular dynamics simulations of the internal mobility of Gd3+-based MRI contrast agents: consequences for water proton relaxivity

André Merbach, Lothar Helm, Alain Borel

The increasing use of contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for medical diagnosis is due to the ability, called relaxivity, of these paramagnetic compounds to accelerate the relaxation of the surrounding water proton spins. A new classical fo ...

2004

A Highly Stable Gadolinium Complex with a Fast, Associative Mechanism of Water Exchange

André Merbach, Lothar Helm, Gaëlle Nicolle

The stability and water exchange dynamics of gadolinium (GdIII) complexes are critical characteristics that determine their effectiveness as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A new heteropodal GdIII chelate, [Gd-TREN-bis(6-Me-HOPO)-(TAM ...

2003

Graph Chatbot

Chattez avec Graph Search

Posez n’importe quelle question sur les cours, conférences, exercices, recherches, actualités, etc. de l’EPFL ou essayez les exemples de questions ci-dessous.

AVERTISSEMENT : Le chatbot Graph n'est pas programmé pour fournir des réponses explicites ou catégoriques à vos questions. Il transforme plutôt vos questions en demandes API qui sont distribuées aux différents services informatiques officiellement administrés par l'EPFL. Son but est uniquement de collecter et de recommander des références pertinentes à des contenus que vous pouvez explorer pour vous aider à répondre à vos questions.

Connectez-vous pour utiliser Chat avec Graph Search