In vivo MR spectroscopy of hyperpolarized Xe-129 in rat brain

International Congress Series

Volumn 1265, Issue C, 2004, Pages 139-143

  Wakai, Atsushi ^a,b   Nakamura, Kazuhiro ^a,b   Kershaw, Jeff ^a,b   Kanno, Iwao ^b  

^a Akita Industry Promotion Foundation   (Japan)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN AND BLOOD VESSELS AKITA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain tissue; Chemical shift; Laser polarized; Optical pumping; Rat brain; Xenon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84974682190     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2004.04.063     Document Type: Article

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