Hyperpolarized 13C MRI: State of the Art and Future Directions

ZJ Wang, MA Ohliger, PEZ Larson, JW Gordon, RA Bok… - Radiology, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
Hyperpolarized (HP) carbon 13 (13C) MRI is an emerging molecular imaging method that
allows rapid, noninvasive, and pathway-specific investigation of dynamic metabolic and …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperpolarized 13C MRI: path to clinical translation in oncology

J Kurhanewicz, DB Vigneron, JH Ardenkjaer-Larsen… - Neoplasia, 2019 - Elsevier
This white paper discusses prospects for advancing hyperpolarization technology to better
understand cancer metabolism, identify current obstacles to HP (hyperpolarized) 13 C …

Translation of Carbon‐13 EPI for hyperpolarized MR molecular imaging of prostate and brain cancer patients

JW Gordon, HY Chen, A Autry, I Park… - Magnetic resonance …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To develop and translate a metabolite‐specific imaging sequence using a
symmetric echo planar readout for clinical hyperpolarized (HP) Carbon‐13 (13C) …

Fast dynamic 3D MR spectroscopic imaging with compressed sensing and multiband excitation pulses for hyperpolarized 13C studies

PEZ Larson, S Hu, M Lustig, AB Kerr… - Magnetic resonance …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Hyperpolarized 13C MR spectroscopic imaging can detect not only the uptake of the pre‐
polarized molecule but also its metabolic products in vivo, thus providing a powerful new …

In Vivo Carbon-13 Dynamic MRS and MRSI of Normal and Fasted Rat Liver with Hyperpolarized 13C-Pyruvate

S Hu, AP Chen, ML Zierhut, R Bok, YF Yen… - Molecular imaging and …, 2009 - Springer
Background The use of in vivo 13 C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in probing
metabolic pathways to study normal metabolism and characterize disease physiology has …

Multiband excitation pulses for hyperpolarized 13C dynamic chemical-shift imaging

PEZ Larson, AB Kerr, AP Chen, MS Lustig… - Journal of magnetic …, 2008 - Elsevier
Hyperpolarized 13C offers high signal-to-noise ratios for imaging metabolic activity in vivo,
but care must be taken when designing pulse sequences because the magnetization cannot …

Hyperpolarized C‐13 spectroscopic imaging of the TRAMP mouse at 3T—initial experience

AP Chen, MJ Albers, CH Cunningham… - … in Medicine: An …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The transgenic adenocarcinoma of mouse prostate (TRAMP) mouse is a well‐studied
murine model of prostate cancer with histopathology and disease progression that mimic the …

Development of methods and feasibility of using hyperpolarized carbon‐13 imaging data for evaluating brain metabolism in patient studies

I Park, PEZ Larson, JW Gordon… - Magnetic resonance …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Hyperpolarized carbon‐13 (13C) metabolic imaging is a noninvasive imaging
modality for evaluating real‐time metabolism. The purpose of this study was to develop and …

Hyperpolarized 13C MRI: A novel approach for probing cerebral metabolism in health and neurological disease

JT Grist, JJ Miller, F Zaccagna… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Cerebral metabolism is tightly regulated and fundamental for healthy neurological function.
There is increasing evidence that alterations in this metabolism may be a precursor and …

Imaging considerations for in vivo 13C metabolic mapping using hyperpolarized 13C‐pyruvate

YF Yen, SJ Kohler, AP Chen, J Tropp… - … in Medicine: An …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
One of the challenges of optimizing signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR) and image quality in 13C
metabolic imaging using hyperpolarized 13C‐pyruvate is associated with the different MR …