Polarization transfer NMR imaging

Sillerud, Laurel O; van Hulsteyn, David B

Title: Polarization transfer NMR imaging

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A nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) image is obtained with spatial information modulated by chemical information. The modulation is obtained through polarization transfer from a first element representing the desired chemical, or functional, information, which is covalently bonded and spin-spin coupled with a second element effective to provide the imaging data. First and second rf pulses are provided at first and second frequencies for exciting the imaging and functional elements, with imaging gradients applied therebetween to spatially separate the nuclei response for imaging. The second rf pulse is applied at a time after the first pulse which is the inverse of the spin coupling constant to select the transfer element nuclei which are spin coupled to the functional element nuclei for imaging. In a particular application, compounds such as glucose, lactate, or lactose, can be labeled with .sup.13 C and metabolic processes involving the compounds can be imaged with the sensitivity of .sup.1 H and the selectivity of .sup.13 C.

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Sillerud, Laurel O ^[1]; van Hulsteyn, David B ^[2]

Los Alamos, NM
Santa Fe, NM

Issue Date:: 1990-01-01

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 867365

Patent Number(s):: 4922203

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
G01R33/4828 - {Resolving the MR signals of different chemical species, e.g. water-fat imaging}
G01R33/56 - Image enhancement or correction, e.g. subtraction or averaging techniques {, e.g. improvement of signal-to-noise ratio and resolution
G01R33/4833 - {using spatially selective excitation of the volume of interest, e.g. selecting non-orthogonal or inclined slices}

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-36

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: polarization; transfer; nmr; imaging; nuclear; magnetic; resonance; image; obtained; spatial; information; modulated; chemical; modulation; element; representing; desired; functional; covalently; bonded; spin-spin; coupled; effective; provide; data; rf; pulses; provided; frequencies; exciting; elements; gradients; applied; therebetween; spatially; separate; nuclei; response; pulse; time; inverse; spin; coupling; constant; select; particular; application; compounds; glucose; lactate; lactose; labeled; 13; metabolic; processes; involving; imaged; sensitivity; selectivity; nmr imaging; particular application; magnetic resonance; nuclear magnetic; covalently bonded; rf pulses; spatial information; processes involving; chemical information; rf pulse; functional elements; desired chemical; spatially separate; polarization transfer; /324/

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  title        = {Polarization transfer NMR imaging},

  author       = {Sillerud, Laurel O and van Hulsteyn, David B},

  abstractNote = {A nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) image is obtained with spatial information modulated by chemical information. The modulation is obtained through polarization transfer from a first element representing the desired chemical, or functional, information, which is covalently bonded and spin-spin coupled with a second element effective to provide the imaging data. First and second rf pulses are provided at first and second frequencies for exciting the imaging and functional elements, with imaging gradients applied therebetween to spatially separate the nuclei response for imaging. The second rf pulse is applied at a time after the first pulse which is the inverse of the spin coupling constant to select the transfer element nuclei which are spin coupled to the functional element nuclei for imaging. In a particular application, compounds such as glucose, lactate, or lactose, can be labeled with .sup.13 C and metabolic processes involving the compounds can be imaged with the sensitivity of .sup.1 H and the selectivity of .sup.13 C.},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {1990},

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