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Applications of Molecular Magnetism to Biomedicine

New contrast media for magnetic resonance imaging

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Molecular Magnetism: From Molecular Assemblies to the Devices

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSE,volume 321))

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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive technique based on the spatial encoding of nuclei with a spin quantum number different from zero. This method presented in the early seventies by Lauterbur [1] quickly became one of the most powerful diagnostic tools for radiologists. Its field of applications is however not limited to medicine and it nowadays extends to material science, biology, food industry, among others.

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  1. N.M.R. Laboratory Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Mons-Hainaut, B-7000, Mons, Belgium

    Robert N. Muller Ph.D.

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  1. Dept. de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Valencia, Dr. Moliner 50, 46100, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain

    Eugenio Coronado

  2. Centre de Reserches Paul Pascal, CRPP-CNRS, Université de Bordeaux I, Av. A. Schweitzer, 33600, Pessac, Talence, France

    Pierre Delhaès

  3. Dipartimento di Chimica, Universitá degli Studi di Firenze, Via Maragliano, 75/77, 50144, Firenze, Italy

    Dante Gatteschi

  4. Dept. of Chemistry, University of Utah, 84112, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

    Joel S. Miller

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Muller, R.N. (1996). Applications of Molecular Magnetism to Biomedicine. In: Coronado, E., Delhaès, P., Gatteschi, D., Miller, J.S. (eds) Molecular Magnetism: From Molecular Assemblies to the Devices. NATO ASI Series, vol 321. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2319-0_21

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