Imaging Oxidative Metabolism and Neurotransmitter Synthesis in the Human Brain
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-12-31
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Summary
Investigators propose to develop hyperpolarized [13C]-labeled pyruvate as potential imaging
probes to assess two essential in vivo processes in cerebral metabolism: oxidative metabolism
and synthesis of a neurotransmitter.