Xenon MRI Service Center

Duke University Resources

• Pilot ¹²⁹Xe MRI studies can be supported by the DTMI Voucher Program
• Preclinical ¹²⁹Xe MRI studies are conducted at the Center for In Vivo Microscopy
• Clinical ¹²⁹Xe MRI is conducted at the Center for Advanced Magnetic Resonance Development
• ¹²⁹Xe SOPS and guidelines are found on our Wiki (Duke Medicine Only)
• Brief Video – What’s it like to participate in a 129Xe MRI Scan

National Resources

• ¹²⁹Xe hyperpolarization systems and support are now commercially available – www.polarean.com
• A clinical research network has been established to support multi-center studies – cpir.cchmc.org/xemrictc
• Numerous clinical studies are ongoing at Duke and around the country listed at clinical trials.gov

Tools for Researchers

Our team continues to develop tools intended to make ¹²⁹Xe spectroscopy, image acquisition, and image reconstruction more practical for researchers. Check here for new updates to image processing pipelines.

• Radial reconstruction – www.civm.duhs.duke.edu/nonCartesianRecon/
• Spectroscopic Fitting – www.civm.duhs.duke.edu/NmrSpectroscopy/

Supporting Documents for Publications

“A Portable Ventilator with Integrated Physiologic Monitoring for Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI in Rodents” – Journal of Magnetic Resonance 2018 Virgincar-JMR-2018.zip

Map of 129Xe Polarizer Labs

Click here to view the interactive map of 129Xe Polarizer Labs around the world.