Metastability exchange optical pumping low field polarizer for lung magnetic resonance imaging

• Autorzy: Collier G. , Suchanek M. , Wojna A. , Cieslar K. , Palasz T. , Glowacz B. , Olejniczak Z. , Dohnalik T.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

An extensive improvement of our low field polarizer is described. It produces 3He gas polarized up to 40% in a 6 h decay time storage cell. Production rate was raised by a factor of 10 to 4-5 scc/min thanks to the implementation of a new 10 W laser and a new design of a peristaltic compressor, easier to handle. Some applications of polarized gas are also presented: dynamic images of gas inhalation in the rat as well as a static image of human lungs using hyperpolarized gas were obtained.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

optical pumping; 3He; table-top polarizer; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lungs

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Czasopismo: Optica Applicata
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: Vol. 42, nr 1
• Strony: 223--239
• Opis fizyczny: bibliogr. 23 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Collier G.

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Suchanek M.

autor

Wojna A.

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Cieslar K.

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Palasz T.

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Glowacz B.

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Olejniczak Z.

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Dohnalik T.

• Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

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