Hyperpolarization
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Please inquire at: Jan-Bernd Hövener
Master's position on High-Field PASADENA Hyperpolarization
Current methods for the production of hyperpolarized 13C-tracers require a dedicated, complex and costly polarizer device. Recently, we developed a new method that enables 13C-hyperpolarization >20% and ex-vivo 13C-MRI without an external polarizer, but by using the hardware of an MRI system instead. The tracer is produced near the application site and subsequent 13C-MRI is possible without transfer of the sample, at a fraction of the cost and complexity of external polarizers. The aim of this thesis is the implementation of the method on a 3 Tesla Siemens MRI system and further analysis of the underlying physics.
For further information, please inquire at Andreas Schmidt.
Prof. Dr. Jan-Bernd Hövener
Head, Section for Biomedical Imaging and MOIN CC
Head, Emmy Noether Group Molecular and Metabolic MRI
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