. . . . "A composition according to claim 7 wherein said fluorine-containing magnetic resonance imaging agent is selected from:(a) Cx F2x+y-z Az, wherein:x=1-30, preferably 5-15, y=2; or 0 or -2, when x???2; or -4 when x ???4, z=any whole number from 0 up to (2x+y-1), and A is selected from H, halogens other than F, --CN, --OR, wherein R is H, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, alkenyl, fluoroalkenyl, alkynyl, fluoroalky" .