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Andrey N Pravdivtsev1, Frank Sönnichsen2, Jan-Bernd Hövener1

  • 1Section Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Kiel, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany.

Journal of Magnetic Resonance (San Diego, Calif. : 1997)
|October 27, 2018
PubMed
Summary

This study explores parahydrogen-induced polarization (PHIP) techniques, specifically Only Parahydrogen SpectroscopY (OPSY) sequences, to enhance nuclear spin hyperpolarization for magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy. The research compares existing and novel OPSY sequences for signal preparation and background suppression.

Keywords:
Background suppressionHydrogenationHyperpolarizationNMROPSYPASADENAPHIPPara-hydrogenSinglet orderSpectroscopy

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