Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes received his "Licenciatura" (MS equivalent) in Chemistry from the University of Coimbra in 1972, and his Doctor of Philosophy ([...]) degree in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Oxford in 1976 with Prof. Robert J. P. Williams. In his graduate work, he studied the solution conformation of a series of mono and dinucleotides using the so-called Lanthanide Probe Method, measuring the proton NMR induced shifts and nuclear relaxation rates of their complexes of whole paramagnetic Ln(III) series combined with coupling constants and NOE data.

Chapter 1 Synthesis and Characterization of Ligands and Their Gd(III) Complexes

Raphaël Tripier, Maryline Beyler

Chapter 2 PARASHIFT Systems: Including 19F Effects
Peter Harvey

Chapter 3 Targeted MRI Contrast Agents

Alexander G. Sertage, Md. Sydul Islam, and Matthew J. Allen

Chapter 4 Responsive MRI Contrast Agents

Luke A. Marchetti, Manon Isaac, Célia S. Bonnet

Chapter 5 Mn-Based Small Complexes as MRI Contrast Agents

Zoltán Garda, Sara Lacerda and Éva Tóth

Chapter 6 Other First-Row Transition Metal-Based Complexes as MRI Contrast Agents

Janet R. Morrow and Jaclyn J. Raymond

Chapter 7 Lanthanide-based paramagnetic chemical exchange saturation transfer (paraCEST) agents for MRI

A. Dean Sherry & Mark Woods

Chapter 8 LipoCEST and Similar Systems

Silvio Aime and Enzo Terreno

Chapter 9 Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide and Ferrite Nanoparticles for MRI

Thomas Vangijzegem, Levy Van Leuven, Dimitri Stanicki, Robert N. Muller, Sophie Laurent

Chapter 10 Ln-based particles as MRI contrast agents

Joop A. Peters and Kristina Djanashvili

Chapter 11 Manganese and Iron Based Nanoparticles as MRI Contrast Agents

Fabio Carniato, Lorenzo Tei, and Carlos F,G. C. Geraldes

Chapter 12 Advances in PET/MRI and Probe Development for Biomedical Precision Imaging Applications

Jan Kretschmer, Juan Pellico, Angelina Prytula-Kurkunova, Rafael Torres Martin De Rosales, Andre Ferreira Martins