2014
Characterization of a lanthanide complex encapsulated with MRI contrast agents into liposomes for biosensor imaging of redundant deviation in shifts (BIRDS)
Maritim S, Huang Y, Coman D, Hyder F. Characterization of a lanthanide complex encapsulated with MRI contrast agents into liposomes for biosensor imaging of redundant deviation in shifts (BIRDS). JBIC Journal Of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 2014, 19: 1385-1398. PMID: 25304046, PMCID: PMC4348029, DOI: 10.1007/s00775-014-1200-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanthanide complexesMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) probesParamagnetic lanthanide complexesT2 contrast agentsRedundant deviationMolecular imagingMRI contrast agentsNon-exchangeable protonsContrast agentsMRI contrastChemical shiftsMRI probesLiposomal encapsulation efficiencyParamagnetic environmentSignal amplificationEncapsulation efficiencyWater relaxationProbe environmentTransverse relaxation timeParamagnetic effectImaging probeHigh spatial resolutionParamagnetic agentsParamagnetic contrast agentRelaxation time
2013
In vivo three‐dimensional molecular imaging with Biosensor Imaging of Redundant Deviation in Shifts (BIRDS) at high spatiotemporal resolution
Coman D, de Graaf R, Rothman DL, Hyder F. In vivo three‐dimensional molecular imaging with Biosensor Imaging of Redundant Deviation in Shifts (BIRDS) at high spatiotemporal resolution. NMR In Biomedicine 2013, 26: 1589-1595. PMID: 23881869, PMCID: PMC3800475, DOI: 10.1002/nbm.2995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsK-spaceNonexchanging protonsThree-dimensional molecular imagingParamagnetic lanthanide ionsRedundant deviationChemical shift imagingField of viewMolecular imaging capabilitiesMolecular imagingRapid data acquisitionProton detectionLanthanide ionsTens of minutesImaging capabilitiesMacrocyclic chelatesSpectroscopic signalsMacrocyclicCSI experimentsRelaxation timeHigh spatiotemporal resolutionParamagnetic agents