Pure Appl. Chem., 2003, Vol. 75, No. 9, pp. 1343-1348
doi:10.1351/pac200375091343
Boron-gadolinium binary system as a magnetic resonance imaging boron carrier*
Yoshinori Yamamoto
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Abstract:
The evaluation of the Gd-carborane DTPA complex as a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and boron carrier agent was carried out in vivo. The MRI revealed that the Gd-carborane DTPA was metabolized slower in the body in comparison with Gd-DTPA.
*Lecture presented at the XIth International Meeting on Boron Chemistry (IMEBORON XI), Moscow, Russia, 28 July - 2 August 2002. Other presentations are published in this issue, pp. 1157-1355.