Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) agents: water soluble carbon-13 enriched fullerene and carbon nanotubes for use with dynamic nuclear polarization

摘要

The invention relates to carbon-13 enriched fullerene and carbon nanotube (CNT) compositions for improved magnetic resonance imaging ("MRI"). The invention also relates to a dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) method of MRI utilizing the carbon-13 enriched fullerene and CNTs of the invention.