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Proton‐enhanced 13 C imaging/spectroscopy by polarization transfer
Author(s) -
Swanson Scott D.,
Quint Leslie E.,
Yeung Hong N.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
magnetic resonance in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.696
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1522-2594
pISSN - 0740-3194
DOI - 10.1002/mrm.1910150111
Subject(s) - polarization (electrochemistry) , nuclear magnetic resonance , spectroscopy , imaging phantom , materials science , proton , proton spin crisis , nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy , chemistry , optics , physics , nuclear physics , quantum mechanics
Abstract Carbon‐13 magnetic resonance imaging/spectroscopy (CMRI/S) was performed using polarization transfer techniques where sensitivity of the carbon signal was enhanced by transferring the proton spin order to the carbon nuclei. The experimental feasibility of using polarization transfer techniques at 2.0 T was demonstrated with a phantom and an intact chicken egg. The potential clinical applications of CMRI/S with polarization transfer include the assessment of prostate cancer. Preliminary results using human prostate specimens are presented. © 1990 Academic Press, Inc.