Mn-PyC3A was rationally designed as a Gd-free alternative to commercially available MRI contrast agents. Quantification of Mn excretion using rats shows that the agent is efficiently eliminated with a fractional clearance that is 85% renal and 15% hepatobiliary. Based on the substantial fractional hepatobiliary excretion, we hypothesized that Mn-PyC3A would provide delayed, liver specific contrast enhancement that can be used to identify liver tumors. Mn-PyC3A was demonstrated to provide delayed phase liver enhancement that rendered liver tumors conspicuously hypointense in a murine model of colorectal metastasis.
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