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The magnetic resonance community
lost one of its pioneers on 4 December 2009, when Hanns-Joachim Weinmann, a long-time
collaborator of Schering in Berlin, Germany (nowadays Bayer-Schering Pharma) died
after a lengthy illness at the age of sixty. Weinmann
was the former head of MR imaging and x-ray research at Schering and co-developer
of gadopentetate dimeglumine (Gd-DTPA, Magnevist), the worlds first commercially
available MR contrast agent. In
recognition of his achievements in magnetic resonance imaging, Weinmann was awarded
the 1996 European Magnetic Resonance Award.
MR contrast agents reach 25-year landmark
(Commentary
from 2006)
History of MR imaging |