Storage of hydrogen spin polarization in long-lived 13C2 singlet order and implications for hyperpolarized magnetic resonance imaging.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Hyperpolarized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a powerful technique enabling real-time monitoring of metabolites at concentration levels not accessible by standard MRI techniques. A considerable challenge this technique faces is the T1 decay of the hyperpolarization upon injection into the system under study. Here we show that A(n)A'(n)XX' spin systems such as (13)C2-1,2-diphenylacetylene ((13)C2-DPA) sustain long-lived polarization for both (13)C and (1)H spins with decay constants of almost 4.5 min at high magnetic fields of up to 16.44 T without spin-locking; the T1 of proton polarization is only 3.8 s. Therefore, storage of the proton polarization in a (13)C2-singlet state causes a 69-fold extension of the spin lifetime. Notably, this extension is demonstrated with proton-only pulse sequences, which can be readily implemented on standard clinical scanners.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Feng, Y; Theis, T; Liang, X; Wang, Q; Zhou, P; Warren, WS
Published Date
- July 3, 2013
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 135 / 26
Start / End Page
- 9632 - 9635
PubMed ID
- 23781874
Pubmed Central ID
- 23781874
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1520-5126
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1021/ja404936p
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States