Hyperpolarized and Inert Gas MRI: The Future

Molecular Imaging and Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 149-162

  Couch, Marcus J ^a,b   Blasiak, Barbara ^c   Tomanek, Boguslaw ^b,c,d   Ouriadov, Alexei V ^b   Fox, Matthew S ^a,b   Dowhos, Krista M ^a,b   Albert, Mitchell S ^a,b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

129Xe biosensors; 129Xe brain imaging; Hyperpolarized noble gases; Inert fluorinated gas MRI

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE; HELIUM 3; INERT GAS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENON 129;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIOSENSOR; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; STATIC BREATH HOLD IMAGING; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; LUNG; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; BRAIN; HUMANS; LUNG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NOBLE GASES;

EID: 84925537566     PISSN: 15361632     EISSN: 18602002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11307-014-0788-2     Document Type: Article

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