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In Vivo Imaging and Spectroscopy of Dynamic Metabolism Using Simultaneous C-13 and H-1 MRI
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In Vivo Imaging and Spectroscopy of Dynamic Metabolism Using Simultaneous C-13 and H-1 MRI

Matthew R. Smith, Eric T. Peterson, Jeremy W. Gordon, David J. Niles, Ian J. Rowland, Krishna N. Kurpad and Sean B. Fain
IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering, Vol.59(1), pp.45-49
01/01/2012
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2011.2161988
PMCID: PMC3676651
PMID: 21775254

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Abstract

Hyperpolarized (HP) C-13-labeled pyruvate studies with magnetic resonance (MR) have been used to observe the kinetics of metabolism in vivo. Kinetic modeling to measure metabolic rates in vivo is currently limited because of nonspecific hyperpolarized signals mixing between vascular, extravascular, and intracellular compartments. In this study, simultaneous acquisition of both H-1 and C-13 signals after contrast agent injection is used to resolve specific compartments to improve the accuracy of the modeling. We demonstrate a novel technique to provide contrast to the intracellular compartments by sequential injection of HP [1-C-13] pyruvate followed by gadolinium-chelate to provide T-1-shortening to extra-cellular compartments. A kinetic model that distinguishes the intracellular space and includes the T-1-shortening effect of the gadolinium chelate can then be used to directly measure the intracellular C-13 kinetics.
Engineering Technology Engineering, Biomedical Science & Technology

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