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Gradient echo imaging of flowing hyperpolarized nuclei : theory and phantom studies on 129Xe dissolved in ethanol

Johansson, Edvin LU ; Svensson, Jonas LU ; Månsson, S LU orcid ; Petersson, J S LU ; Olsson, L E LU orcid ; Golman, K LU and Ståhlberg, F LU (2002) In Journal of Magnetic Resonance 159(1). p.68-75
Abstract

The influence of flip angle and flow velocity on the signal intensity achieved when imaging a hyperpolarized substance with a spoiled gradient echo sequence was investigated. The study was performed both theoretically and experimentally using hyperpolarized xenon dissolved in ethanol. Analytical expressions regarding the optimal flip angle with respect to signal and the corresponding signal level are presented and comparisons with thermally polarized substances are made. Both experimentally and theoretically, the optimal flip angle was found to increase with increasing flow velocity. Numerical calculations showed that the velocity dependence of the signal differs between the cases of hyperpolarized and thermally polarized substances.

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Echo-Planar Imaging, Ethanol, Magnetic Resonance Angiography, Phantoms, Imaging, Xenon Isotopes
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Journal of Magnetic Resonance
volume
159
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1
pages
8 pages
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Academic Press
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  • pmid:12468305
  • scopus:0036920254
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1090-7807
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10.1016/S1090-7807(02)00117-9
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English
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  author       = {{Johansson, Edvin and Svensson, Jonas and Månsson, S and Petersson, J S and Olsson, L E and Golman, K and Ståhlberg, F}},
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  keywords     = {{Echo-Planar Imaging; Ethanol; Magnetic Resonance Angiography; Phantoms, Imaging; Xenon Isotopes}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{68--75}},
  publisher    = {{Academic Press}},
  series       = {{Journal of Magnetic Resonance}},
  title        = {{Gradient echo imaging of flowing hyperpolarized nuclei : theory and phantom studies on 129Xe dissolved in ethanol}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1090-7807(02)00117-9}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/S1090-7807(02)00117-9}},
  volume       = {{159}},
  year         = {{2002}},
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