The long T2 relaxation time of hyperpolarized 13C-labeled metabolites at 3T allows efficient use of hyperpolarized signal by multi spin-echo readouts. This work presents a novel 13C sequence that uses spiral in/out acquisitions at multiple spin echoes, each formed by a single adiabatic pulse to improve signal-to-noise ratio(SNR) in dynamic hyperpolarized 13C MRI. The proposed sequence was tested in vivo on a normal rat on a clinical 3T scanner. Results show that the proposed method has improved SNR for 15 dynamic acquisitions over 30s.
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