NMRD Assessment of Gd-DTPA-bis(methoxyethylamide), (Gd-DTPA-BMEA), a Nonionic MRI Agent

Abstract

Based on their 1/T1 NMRD profiles, the efficacy of the three agents should be identical in typical clinical MRI applications. The data can be fit reliably to theory, and differences in the fit parameters (and structure) have no effect on the three profiles at 35 degrees C. The relatively long values of tau M for the two neutral agents would only be of importance at low temperatures.