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SUBMITTER: Berner S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6587320 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ChemistryOpen 20190604 6
The signal enhancement provided by the hyperpolarization of nuclear spins of biological molecules is a highly promising technique for diagnostic imaging. To date, most <sup>13</sup>C-contrast agents had to be polarized in an extra, complex or cost intensive polarizer. Recently, the <i>in situ</i> hyperpolarization of a <sup>13</sup>C contrast agent to >20 % was demonstrated without a polarizer but within the bore of an MRI system. This approach addresses some of the challenges of MRI with hyperp ...[more]