title: In vivo 13C imaging enhanced by polarization transfer.
abstract: Carbon-13 NMR imaging has been combined with 1H-13C polarization transfer to improve image quality. Natural-abundance carbon images of Fischer rat bodies were obtained within a few minutes. Next 13C-labeled glucose was administered orally to rats, and spatial distributions of glucose and its derivatives were observed with this technique.
authors.affiliation: Technical Center, Siemens-Asahi Medical Systems Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueshima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikehira
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tateno
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D002247:Carbon Isotopes