Abstract
The present application provides for compositions and methods of creating and applying contrast agents that find use in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In particular, contrast agents that comprise monodisperse, protein polymer backbones capable of chelating multiple paramagnetic ions resulting in high relaxivity for use in enhancing MRI signal intensity.
Original language | English |
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Patent number | 8021646 |
Filing date | 12/7/07 |
State | Published - Sep 20 2011 |