Abstract #0201
            Simultaneous detection of multiple metal ions using a single 19 F-iCEST probe
                      Amnon Bar-Shir                     1,2                    , Nirbhay N Yadav                     1,3                    , 						Assaf A Gilad                     1,2                    , Peter CM van Zijl                     1,3                    , 						Michael T McMahon                     1,3                    , and Jeff WM Bulte                     1,2          
            
            1
           
           Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology 
						and Radiological Science, the Johns Hopkins University 
						School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States,
           
            2
           
           Cellular 
						Imaging Section, Institute for Cell Engineering, the 
						Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, 
						MD, United States,
           
            3
           
           F.M. 
						Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, 
						Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, United States
          
            
          Metal ion levels in biological systems have been 
						extensively studied using optical probes. However, 
						specific detection of low levels of metal ions
          
           in 
						vivo
          
          using non-invasive methodologies remains a 
						formidable challenge. We present an approach for 
						specifically sensing the presence of Zn
          
           2+
          
          and 
						Fe
          
           2+
          
          using 
						the single fluorinated chelate TF-BAPTA. By exploiting 
						the dynamic exchange between the ion-bound and free 
						TF-BAPTA, and capitalizing on the different chemical 
						shifts of
          
           19
          
          F 
						upon binding of Zn
          
           2+
          
          or 
						Fe
          
           2+
          
          , we were able to detect both ions 
						simultaneously using ion CEST (iCEST)
          
           19
          
          F 
						MRI.
         
 
            
				
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