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  • Biomedical Imaging
  • Molecular Imaging
  • Radiochemistry

Background:

  • Molecular magnetic resonance (MR) imaging offers advanced biochemical and cellular insights beyond traditional anatomical and functional MR.
  • Current molecular MR techniques primarily rely on contrast agents that alter relaxation times.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide an overview of molecular MR imaging.
  • To focus on T1-shortening molecular MR contrast agents.
  • To discuss requirements, challenges, and recent advancements in the field.

Main Methods:

  • Review of literature published within the last 5 years.
  • Emphasis on molecular MR contrast agents that shorten T1 relaxation time.
  • Highlighting agents validated in multiple preclinical models.

Main Results:

  • Detailed requirements for successful molecular MR contrast agents are outlined.
  • Challenges associated with clinical translation are discussed.
  • Recent advancements in T1-shortening contrast agents and their preclinical validation are presented.

Conclusions:

  • Molecular MR imaging, particularly with T1-shortening agents, shows significant promise for various applications.
  • Applications include imaging inflammation, fibrosis, thromboembolic disease, and cancers.
  • Molecular MR is advancing towards quantitative disease staging and treatment response assessment.