Inventors:
Abdul Rahman Abdallah Al-khalidy - Niskayuna NY, US
Bruce Campbell Amm - Clifton Park NY, US
John Arthur Urbahn - Saratoga Springs NY, US
Jan Henrik Ardenkjaer-Larsen - Frederiksberg C, DK
Vincent Paul Staudinger - Niskayuna NY, US
Jaydeep Roy - Saratoga Springs NY, US
Assignee:
General Electric Company - Niskayuna NY
International Classification:
G01V 3/00
Abstract:
Provided is an apparatus and method for automated hyperpolarization of samples for use as an imaging agent comprising a sample box, an airlock chamber configured to receive a sample from the sample box, a cryogenic chamber, a guide channel to transport samples from the airlock chamber to the cryogenic chamber, a heater and pressure module coupled to the sample box, an insertion and retraction device to transport samples through the guide channel to and from the cryogenic chamber, a dissolution module coupled to the sample box, and a controller to regulate hyperpolarization of the samples by controlling one or more of position, sequencing, temperature, pressure, and dissolution of the samples within the apparatus. Also provided is a machine-readable medium comprising instruction which, when executed by a controller, causes a hyperpolarization apparatus to perform the steps of hyperpolarization of a sample.