Transportable hyperpolarized metabolites

MRI imaging can be significantly enhanced by injecting highly magnetized chemical agents, but the short magnetization lifetime requires processing at the point of use. Here, the authors demonstrate a method that could extend the lifetime from seconds to hours, enabling remote preparation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xiao Ji, Aurélien Bornet, Basile Vuichoud, Jonas Milani, David Gajan, Aaron J. Rossini, Lyndon Emsley, Geoffrey Bodenhausen, Sami Jannin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13975