| Gd-DOTA | Gadolinium-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacete complex |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| R 1 | Longitudinal relaxation rate |
| T 1 | Longitudinal relaxation time |
| R 1 p | Longitudinal relaxivity |
| PRE | Paramagnetic Relaxation Enhancement |
| CPMAS | Cross Polarization Magic-Angle Spinning |
| CFU | Colony-forming unit |