Journal
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE
Volume 229, Issue -, Pages 155-172Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2012.11.024
Keywords
Saturation transfer; CEST; MT; NOE; diaCEST; paraCEST; lipoCEST; Spin-lock; Off-resonance T-1 rho; APT; gagCEST; glycoCEST
Funding
- NIH [CA115531, RR02584, EB004582]
- Robert A. Welch Foundation [AT-584]
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Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (CEST) offers a new type of contrast for MRI that is molecule specific. In this approach, a slowly exchanging NMR active nucleus, typically a proton, possessing a chemical shift distinct from water is selectively saturated and the saturated spin is transferred to the bulk water via chemical exchange. Many molecules can act as CEST agents, both naturally occurring endogenous molecules and new types of exogenous agents. A large variety of molecules have been demonstrated as potential agents, including small diamagnetic molecules, complexes of paramagnetic ions, endogenous macromolecules, dendrimers and liposomes. In this review we described the basic principles of the CEST experiment, with emphasis on the similarity to earlier saturation transfer experiments described in the literature. Interest in quantitative CEST has also resulted in the development of new exchange-sensitive detection schemes. Some emerging clinical applications of CEST are described and the challenges and opportunities associated with translation of these methods to the clinical environment are discussed. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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