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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Fluor Chem. 2014 Dec 1;168:177–183. doi: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2014.09.018

Table 3.

Contrast agent relevant properties obtained for the Gd-DOTA System.

Gd-DOTA Gd-DOTA +
1
Gd-DOTA +
1 + urea
Gd-DOTA + 1 + urea,
after sonication
r1 (mM−1 s−1)a 2.97(6) 2.69(21) 2.67(18) 2.95(7)
r1 (mM−1 s−1)b 3.11 3.05 3.05 3.05
Q 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
τm × 10−7 (s) 2.4 2.7 1.7 1.3
kex × 106 (s−1) 4.2 3.7 5.9 7.7
T1e × 10−7 (s) 1.8 7.4 9.1 3.9
T2e × 10−10 (s) 1.44 1.49 2.68 1.09
G 1.98 1.99 1.98 1.98
ΔHpp (G) 460 444 247 60.6
τR × 10−12 (s) 58.7 57.7 58.5 58.6
a

Acquired at 9.4 T, 25 °C.

b

Acquired at 1.4 T, 37 °C.