“…Tm 3þ , Tb 3þ and Dy 3þ induce the largest paramagnetic shifts [33]. The agents that have been suggested for MR thermometry include praseodymium 10-(2-methoxyethyl)-1, 4, 7, 10-tetraazacyclododecane-1, 4, 7-triacetate (Pr[MOE-DO3A]) (16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22), thulium 1, 4, 7, 10-tetraazacyclododecane-1, 4, 7, 10-tetrakis-(methylene phosphonate) (TmDOTP 5À ) [23][24][25][26], thulium 1, 4, 7, 10-tetraazacyclododecane-1, 4, 7, 10-tetraacetate (TmDOTA À ) [27,28] and Yb 3þ , Pr 3þ , Tm 3þ , Tb 3þ and Dy 3þ complexes of 1, 4, 7, 10-tetraazacyclododecane-, 0 , 00 , 000 -tetramethyl-1, 4, 7, 10-tetraacetate (DOTMA 4À ) [29][30][31]. The chemical structures and some of the important features of these complexes are listed in Table I.…”