Hyperpolarized xenon for NMR and MRI applications

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 67, 2012, Pages

  Witte, Christopher ^a   Kunth, Martin ^a   Döpfert, Jörg ^a   Rossella, Federica ^a   Schröder, Leif ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR MOLEKULARE PHARMAKOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biosensor; Hyperpolarization; Issue 67; Molecular imaging; MRI; NMR; Optical pumping; Physics; SEOP; Xenon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868285079     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/4268     Document Type: Article

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