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This chapter briefly describes the principle of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and more particularly of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This is necessary to fully understand the importance of developing new MRI contrast agents.
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Laurent, S. et al. (2017). Imaging Probes. In: MRI Contrast Agents. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology(). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2529-7_3
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