Nature Communications (Jan 2017)

Transportable hyperpolarized metabolites

  • Xiao Ji,
  • Aurélien Bornet,
  • Basile Vuichoud,
  • Jonas Milani,
  • David Gajan,
  • Aaron J. Rossini,
  • Lyndon Emsley,
  • Geoffrey Bodenhausen,
  • Sami Jannin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13975
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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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.