Oxygent™; A Novel Probe of Tissue Oxygen Tension

Abstract
We have examined the 19F NMR spectrum and relaxation behavior of Oxygent™ (an emulsion of perfluorooctylbromide). Each of the resonances exhibits a linear relationship between spin-lattice relaxation rate and oxygen tension at constant temperature. Oxygent™ provides enhanced sensitivity to changes in oxygen tension compared with other emulsions used previously. We have used Oxygent™ to determine the oxygen tension in the liver of a mouse.

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