MRI 2 (IMAGE)
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An illustration based on simulations by Rice University engineers shows a gadolinium ion (dark blue) surrounded by a chelate known as DOTA in water. The chelate is required to minimize gadolinium retention in the body after a magnetic resonance imaging scan. The green atoms are carbon and light blue are nitrogen.
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Illustration by Arjun Valiya Parambathu
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