Nuclear magnetic resonance of laser-polarized noble gases in molecules, materials, and organisms

BM Goodson - Journal of magnetic resonance, 2002‏ - Elsevier
The sensitivity of conventional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques is
fundamentally limited by the ordinarily low spin polarization achievable in even the strongest …

Enabling Clinical Technologies for Hyperpolarized 129Xenon Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy

AS Khan, RL Harvey, JR Birchall… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Hyperpolarization is a technique that can increase nuclear spin polarization with the
corresponding gains in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signals by 4–8 orders of …

[ספר][B] The SQUID handbook: Applications of SQUIDs and SQUID systems

J Clarke, AI Braginski - 2006‏ - books.google.com
This two-volume handbook offers a comprehensive and coordinated presentation of SQUIDs
(Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices), including device fundamentals, design …

Biological magnetic resonance imaging using laser-polarized 129Xe

MS Albert, GD Cates, B Driehuys, W Happer, B Saam… - Nature, 1994‏ - nature.com
As currently implemented, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) relies on the protons of water
molecules in tissue to provide the NMR signal. Protons are, however, notoriously difficult to …

High‐volume production of laser‐polarized 129Xe

B Driehuys, GD Cates, E Miron, K Sauer… - Applied Physics …, 1996‏ - pubs.aip.org
A method is described for producing several liters of nuclear spin polarized 129Xe gas via
spin exchange with an optically pumped Rb vapor. We use a 140 W AlGaAs laser diode …

MR imaging and spectroscopy using hyperpolarized 129Xe gas: Preliminary human results

JP Mugler III, B Driehuys, JR Brookeman… - Magnetic resonance …, 1997‏ - Wiley Online Library
Using a new method of xenon laser‐polarization that permits the generation of liter
quantities of hyperpolarized 129Xe gas, the first 129Xe imaging results from the human …

MR Imaging with Hyperpolarized 3He Gas

H Middleton, RD Black, B Saam… - Magnetic …, 1995‏ - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic resonance images of the lungs of a guinea pig have been produced using
hyperpolarized helium as the source of the MR signal. The resulting images are not yet …

MRI of the lungs using hyperpolarized noble gases

HE Möller, XJ Chen, B Saam… - … in Medicine: An …, 2002‏ - Wiley Online Library
The nuclear spin polarization of the noble gas isotopes 3He and 129Xe can be increased
using optical pum** methods by four to five orders of magnitude. This extraordinary gain …

NMR of laser-polarized xenon in human blood

A Bifone, YQ Song, R Seydoux, RE Taylor… - Proceedings of the …, 1996‏ - pnas.org
By means of optical pum** with laser light it is possible to enhance the nuclear spin
polarization of gaseous xenon by four to five orders of magnitude. The enhanced …

The SQUID handbook. Vol. 2. Applications of SQUIDs and SQUID systems

J Clarke, AI Braginski - 2006‏ - osti.gov
This two-volume handbook offers a comprehensive and coordinated presentation of SQUIDs
(Superconducting QUantum Interference Devices), including device fundamentals, design …