pH‐sensitive amide proton transfer effect dominates the magnetization transfer asymmetry contrast during acute ischemia—quantification of multipool contribution to in vivo CEST MRI

Abstract

The study complements recent in vivo quantitative chemical exchange saturation transfer work to shed light on the sensitivity and specificity of endogenous APT MRI to tissue acidosis. Magn Reson Med 79:1602-1608, 2018. © 2017 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.