Three dimensional electron spin resonance (ESR) imaging of internal organs in living mice

In viva electron spin resonance imaging (ESR imaging) was applied to living mice after peroral administration of a nitroxide radical spin probe. A 3D ESR imaging procedure was applied in vivo in order to obtain the exact distribution of the spin probe in a living animal. The imaging pictures demonstrated that the administered spin probe was firstly located in the stomach, then delivered to the liver, kidney and heart of the animal.