Paola Porcari, PhD Specialist UCSF Profile Publications Increasing Infusion Times of Hyperpolarized [1-13C]Pyruvate in a Mouse Brain Maintain Lactate Generation and Approach Pseudo-Steady State Metabolism. Untargeted pixel-by-pixel metabolite ratio imaging as a novel tool for biomedical discovery in mass spectrometry imaging. Simultaneous noninvasive quantification of redox and downstream glycolytic fluxes reveals compartmentalized brain metabolism. Untargeted Pixel-by-Pixel Imaging of Metabolite Ratio Pairs as a Novel Tool for Biomedical Discovery in Mass Spectrometry Imaging. Cognitive impairment appears progressive in the mdx mouse. Time-dependent diffusion MRI as a probe of microstructural changes in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. See All Publications