About the Authors

Joseph S. Six

Affiliation University of Nottingham, School of Clinical Sciences, Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Theodore Hughes-Riley

Affiliation University of Nottingham, School of Clinical Sciences, Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Karl F. Stupic

Affiliation University of Nottingham, School of Clinical Sciences, Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Galina E. Pavlovskaya

Affiliation University of Nottingham, School of Clinical Sciences, Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Thomas Meersmann

Thomas.Meersmann@Nottingham.ac.uk

Affiliation University of Nottingham, School of Clinical Sciences, Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TM. Performed the experiments: JSS THR. Analyzed the data: JSS GEP. Wrote the paper: TM JSS. Designed and constructed hyperpolarizer system and components: KFS GEP.