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US 2015/0084630 A1Published application
System and method for generating invasively hyperpolarized images
AssigneeAspect Imaging Ltd.
InventorUri RAPOPORT
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Abstract
The present invention includes a system and method for generating images of at least one unhyperpolarized portion of a specimen by indirectly hyperpolarizing the at least one portion by irradiating the unhyperpolarized portion by radiation emitted from the de-excitation of excited nuclei of a hyperpolarized substance. The hyperpolarized substance is located in proximity to the specimen. Typically, the images are generated by an MRI/NMR device.
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A method for imaging at least one unhyperpolarized portion of a specimen comprising:
- providing an imaging device for generating a plurality of images of at least one hyperpolarized portion of said specimen;
- locating an indirect-hyperpolarization device within said imaging device, said indirect-hyperpolarization device comprises:
- a fluidly-sealable outer chamber;
- a fluidly-sealable inner chamber encompassed by said fluidly-sealable outer chamber and accommodating said specimen wherein said specimen is fluidly-isolated from said hyperpolarized substance, and
- hyperpolarizing said at least one unhyperpolarized portion;
- generating a plurality of images of said at least one hyperpolarized portion.
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