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Xenon Xe 129 hyperpolarized, sold under the brand name Xenoview, is a hyperpolarized contrast agent indicated for use with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for evaluation of lung ventilation, and approved for people aged twelve years of age and older.
In hyperpolarized gas MRI, the gases used are noble gases, such as 3 He or 129 Xe, which have large nuclear magnetic moments but low natural abundance and therefore produce very weak signals. To increase the nuclear spin polarization of either 3 He or 129 Xe, two processes are involved: 1) optical pumping and 2) spin exchange.
Spin exchange optical pumping (SEOP) [3] is one of several hyperpolarization techniques discussed on this page. This technique specializes in creating hyperpolarized (HP) noble gases, such as 3 He, 129 Xe, and quadrupolar 131 Xe, 83 Kr, and 21 Ne. [4] Noble gases are required because SEOP is performed in the gas phase, they are chemically inert, non-reactive, chemically stable with respect to ...
Gamma emission from the radioisotope 133 Xe of xenon can be used to image the heart, lungs, and brain, for example, by means of single photon emission computed tomography. 133 Xe has also been used to measure blood flow. [174] [175] [176] Xenon, particularly hyperpolarized 129 Xe, is a useful contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI ...
Gaseous isotopes such as 3 He or 129 Xe must be hyperpolarized and then inhaled as their nuclear density is too low to yield a useful signal under normal conditions. 17 O and 19 F can be administered in sufficient quantities in liquid form (e.g. 17 O-water) that hyperpolarization is not a necessity. [108]
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Hyperpolarized carbon-13 MRI is a functional medical imaging technique for probing perfusion and metabolism using injected substrates. It is enabled by techniques for hyperpolarization of carbon-13 -containing molecules using dynamic nuclear polarization and rapid dissolution to create an injectable solution.