Abstract #2423

Radiation Damping Observed in Hyperpolarized 13C-1-Pyruvate at 14.1 T

Mark VanCriekinge¹, Albert Chen², Dan Vigneron¹, James Tropp³

¹Radiology, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA; ²Applied Science Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; ³Applied Science Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Femont, CA, USA

We present measurements showing the unambiguous presence of radiation damping in hyperpolarized [1-13C] Pyruvate, measured in vitro at a static field strength of 14.1 T.