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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Metabolic Pathway Analysis

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  • Hyperpolarized carbon-13 magnetic resonance allows real-time observation of biochemical pathways in vivo.
  • Pharmacokinetic modeling estimates metabolite conversion rates, aiding in distinguishing healthy from diseased tissues.
  • Accurate parameter estimation is vital for reliable interpretation of hyperpolarized NMR data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop time-varying flip angle schemes that minimize uncertainty in pharmacokinetic model parameter estimates.
  • To optimize these schemes by maximizing Fisher information while accounting for B1 field strength variations.
  • To compare the performance of optimized variable flip angle (VFA) schemes against optimized constant flip angle (CFA) schemes.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Monte Carlo simulations to evaluate optimized VFA and CFA schemes.
  • Incorporated prior distributions for B1 field strength variation into the optimization process.
  • Validated the enzyme-driven conversion model using in vitro experiments.

Main Results:

  • Optimized VFA schemes demonstrated significantly reduced uncertainty in model parameter estimates compared to optimized CFA schemes.
  • The performance improvement of VFA schemes was robust across various underlying model parameters.
  • Accurate estimation of B1 field strength was shown to be essential for avoiding inaccurate parameter estimates.

Conclusions:

  • Optimized VFA schemes offer superior performance for pharmacokinetic modeling in hyperpolarized NMR.
  • Including B1 field strength as a fitted parameter enhances the precision of metabolic parameter estimation.
  • This approach improves the reliability of distinguishing between healthy and diseased tissues using hyperpolarized NMR.