Published December 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Magnetic resonance spectra of hyperpolarized 129Xe in human blood and living rat chest

  • 1. Research Inst. for Brain and Blood Vessels, Akita (Japan)
  • 2. National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka (Japan). Research Inst.
  • 3. Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan). School of Medicine

Description

We constructed a gas polarization system to test the feasibility of using hyperpolarized 129Xe gas as an NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) probe to explore brain function. Both in vitro and in vivo experiments were performed with a 4.7T NMR spectrometer. Xenon spectra from human blood confirmed the existence of two peaks corresponding to red blood cells and plasma. In rat studies, three peaks at around 200 ppm were observed. Our results are consistent with previously reported data. (author)

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Journal Title
Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences
Journal Volume
2
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 189-194
ISSN
1347-3182