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Abstract #1692

Brain Metabolism Under Different Anesthesia Using Hyperpolarized [1-13C]-Pyruvate

Malgorzata Marjanska1, Alexander Shestov1, Pierre-Gilles Henry1

1Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States


The low sensitivity of 13C spectroscopy can be enhanced using hyperpolarization techniques such as dynamic nuclear polarization. Detection of [1-13C]pyruvate and its metabolic products including bicarbonate have been reported in the brain.