title: Gadolinium-containing endohedral fullerenes: structures and function as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) agents.
abstract: Gadolinium-containing endohedral fullerenes represent a new class of effective relaxation agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The range of different structures possible for this class of molecules and their properties as MRI agents are reviewed here.
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, USA. albalch@ucdavis.edu.
authors: Kamran B
authors: KB
authors: Ghiassi
authors: Marilyn M
authors: MM
authors: Olmstead
authors: Alan L
authors: AL
authors: Balch
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media / Q000737:chemistry; D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005682:Gadolinium / Q000737:chemistry*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D037741:Fullerenes; D005682:Gadolinium