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Frontispiece: Heterogeneous Parahydrogen‐Induced Polarization of Diethyl Ether for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Applications
Author(s) -
Salnikov Oleg G.,
Svyatova Alexandra,
Kovtunova Larisa M.,
Chukanov Nikita V.,
Bukhtiyarov Valerii I.,
Kovtunov Kirill V.,
Chekmenev Eduard Y.,
Koptyug Igor V.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.202180463
Subject(s) - diethyl ether , hyperpolarization (physics) , spin isomers of hydrogen , polarization (electrochemistry) , induced polarization , nuclear magnetic resonance , magnetic resonance imaging , chemistry , materials science , nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy , hydrogen , medicine , physics , organic chemistry , radiology , quantum mechanics , electrical resistivity and conductivity
Pulmonary MRI : The frontispiece illustrates that hyperpolarized diethyl ether vapor can be imaged on any clinical MRI scanner, and it can provide information on the structure and functions of lungs. In their Full Paper on page 1316 ff., O. G. Salnikov et al. present 1.3% nuclear spin polarization level for diethyl ether achieved by using heterogeneous hydrogenation with parahydrogen and the possibility of ∼10‐fold prolongation of the hyperpolarization lifetime. Since diethyl ether is a well‐established anesthetic, translation of the proposed method to the clinical use represents the plausible future of pulmonary MRI.