RF Equipment for Hyperpolarized 129Xe and 3He MRI at Low Field

Information

• NSF Award
• 9813777

Owner

• The Brigham & Women's Hospital, Inc.

• Award Id

  9813777

• Award Effective Date

  9/15/1998 - 27 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  8/31/2000 - 25 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 74,550.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

9813777<br/>Albert<br/>The objective of this proposal is to extend the operating frequency of a low-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system being donated to the investigator by General Electric Medical Systems. This requires the acquisition of radio frequency (RF) components to extend the operating frequency to cover the 2-10 MHz range. This may enable the hyperpolarized noble gas MRI, recently invented by the investigator and his collaborators, to be used for the imaging and spectroscopy of human body structures and functions that have hitherto posed difficulties for conventional proton MR. The potential applications include: (1) lung and lung-gas imaging (for diagnosis of emphysema and studies of respiratory function), (2) the imaging of lipid structures in the brain (for the diagnosis and staging of multiple sclerosis and in research on brain function), and 3) better measurement of blood flow to tissue (important for stroke and ischemia diagnosis, and also for research in brain and cardiopulmonary function).<br/>***

• Program Officer

  Janice M. Jenkins

• Min Amd Letter Date

  8/15/1998 - 27 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  8/15/1998 - 27 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Brigham & Women's Hospital Inc

• City

  Boston

• State

  MA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  75 Francis Street

• Postal Code

  021156110

• Phone Number

  8572821670

• First Name

  Mitchell

• Last Name

  Albert

• Email Address

  mitchell.albert@umassmed.edu

• Start Date

  8/15/1998 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Health

• Code

  203000

• Text

  BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

• Code

  5345

• Text

  UNASSIGNED

• Code

  0

• Text

  OTHER RESEARCH OR EDUCATION