Title :
Hyperpolarized gas imaging with a simple programmable gas delivery system
Author :
Venkatesh, A.K. ; Zhao, L. ; Pausak, T. ; Ward, C.F. ; Jolesz, F.A. ; Albert, M.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radiol., Harvard Med. Sch., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
A simple system for precise volume delivery of hyperpolarized noble gas to an animal or human inside an MR scanner is described. Dynamic images of the breathing cycle of a live rat lung were demonstrated using this system
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; biomedical equipment; inert gases; lung; medical diagnostic computing; breathing cycle; hyperpolarized gas imaging; hyperpolarized noble gas; live rat lung; magnetic resonance imaging; medical diagnostic imaging; medical instrumentation; precise volume delivery; simple programmable gas delivery system; Animals; Circuits; Control systems; Humans; Lungs; Polarization; Solenoids; Valves; Ventilation; Xenon;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802415
