In Vivo13C imaging enhanced by polarization transfer

Abstract
Carbon‐13 NMR imaging has been combined with 1H‐13C polarization transfer to improve image quality. Natural‐abundance carbon images of Fischer rat bodies were obtained within a few minutes. Next 13C‐labeled glucose was administered orally to rats, and spatial distributions of glucose and its derivatives were observed with this technique. © 1990 Academic Press, Inc.