Chapter 6: Fluorine-based Contrast Agents
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Journal
New Developments in NMR
Volume
2018-January
Issue
13
First Page
479
Last Page
498
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.1039/9781788010146-00479
Abstract
This chapter focuses on fluorine-based probes and pays particular attention to their use for cell tracking with MRI. Most of these probes incorporate perfluorocarbon molecules that are formulated as colloidal suspensions or emulsions in aqueous buffer. A discussion on the design of fluorine probes and emulsions is followed by a description of the acquisition of 19F MRI phantoms.