title: Dynamic nuclear polarization and optimal control spatial-selective 13C MRI and MRS.
abstract: Aimed at (13)C metabolic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) applications, we demonstrate that dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) may be combined with optimal control 2D spatial selection to simultaneously obtain high sensitivity and well-defined spatial restriction. This is achieved through the development of spatial-selective single-shot spiral-readout MRI and MRS experiments combined with dynamic nuclear polarization hyperpolarized [1-(13)C]pyruvate on a 4.7 T pre-clinical MR scanner. The method stands out from related techniques by facilitating anatomic shaped region-of-interest (ROI) single metabolite signals available for higher image resolution or single-peak spectra. The 2D spatial-selective rf pulses were designed using a novel Krotov-based optimal control approach capable of iteratively fast providing successful pulse sequences in the absence of qualified initial guesses. The technique may be important for early detection of abnormal metabolism, monitoring disease progression, and drug research.
authors.affiliation: Center for Insoluble Protein Structures, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Denmark.
authors.forename: Mads S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Vinding
authors.forename: Christoffer
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Laustsen
authors.forename: Ivan I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Maximov
authors.forename: Lise Vejby
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Søgaard
authors.forename: Jan H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ardenkjaer-Larsen
authors.forename: Niels Chr
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Nielsen
mesh_terms: D002247:Carbon Isotopes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D019289:Pyruvic Acid / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D019289:Pyruvic Acid