MRI CONTRAST AGENT FOR ARTERIOSCLEROSIS DETECTION

摘要

An MRI contrast agent comprising a contrast unit containing an unpaired electron having atom and/or molecule and capable of raising or lowering any MRI signal and, linked thereto, a detection unit capable of selectively recognizing any arteriosclerosis region and binding to the region. For example, the chemical structure contained in the detection unit can be represented by the formula (I) wherein at least one of R<sup