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Continuously Infusing Hyperpolarized 129Xe into Flowing Aqueous Solutions Using Hydrophobic Gas Exchange Membranes

Center for In Vivo Microscopy, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, and Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
J. Phys. Chem. B, 2009, 113 (37), pp 12489–12499
DOI: 10.1021/jp9049582
Publication Date (Web): August 24, 2009
Copyright © 2009 American Chemical Society
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Address: Center for In Vivo Microscopy, Department of Radiology, Box 3302, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710. Telephone: (919) 684-7786. Fax: (919) 684-7158. E-mail: bastiaan.driehuys@duke.edu., †

Duke University Medical Center.

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Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences.

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Hyperpolarized (HP) 129Xe yields high signal intensities in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and, through its large chemical shift range of ∼300 ppm, provides detailed information about the local chemical environment. To exploit these properties in aqueous solutions and living tissues requires the development of methods for efficiently dissolving HP 129Xe over an extended time period. To this end, we have used commercially available gas exchange modules to continuously infuse concentrated HP 129Xe into flowing liquids, including rat whole blood, for periods as long as one hour and have demonstrated the feasibility of dissolved-phase MR imaging with submillimeter resolution within minutes. These modules, which exchange gases using hydrophobic microporous polymer membranes, are compatible with a variety of liquids and are suitable for infusing HP 129Xe into the bloodstream in vivo. Additionally, we have developed a detailed mathematical model of the infused HP 129Xe signal dynamics that should be useful in designing improved infusion systems that yield even higher dissolved HP 129Xe signal intensities.

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Received 27 May 2009
Published online 24 August 2009
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