Production of laser-polarized 3He gas via metastability exchange optical pumping for magnetic resonance imaging

• Autorzy: Głowacz B. , Suchanek M. , Olejniczak Z.

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DOI

10.1515/bams-2014-0004

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The state-of-the-art in the production of hyperpolarized 3He gas for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the human lungs is reviewed. The paper is focused on the metastability exchange optical pumping (MEOP) method, which is preferable in medical applications, because the polarized 3He gas is free of any contaminants. Two strategies, namely, “centralized” and “onsite” production, are compared from the point of view of efficiency, level of achievable polarization, and the cost. A novel design of the polarizer that is based on MEOP operating in nonstandard conditions is also presented. It is the most promising solution for the implementation of the technique in medical clinics, as it uses the magnetic field of the MRI scanner and operates at elevated 3He gas pressure.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

atomic optics; hyperpolarization; magnetic resonance imaging; medical imaging; physics

• Wydawca: Uniwersytet Jagielloński - Collegium Medicum ; Index Copernicus Sp. z o.o.
• Czasopismo: Bio-Algorithms and Med-Systems
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: Vol. 10, no. 3
• Strony: 129--137
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 62 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Głowacz B.

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

autor

Suchanek M.

• Department of Chemistry and Physics, Agricultural University, Kraków, Poland

autor

Olejniczak Z.

• Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland; and Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland

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