Hyperpolarization also allows for cheaper MRI scanners. With hyperpolarization, you achieve polarization (needed for SNR) without the need of big magnets (=expe

Hyperpolarization also allows for cheaper MRI scanners. With hyperpolarization, you achieve polarization (needed for SNR) without the need of big magnets (=expensive). Even in rich countries, MRI scanners reach their physical and technical limits. 3T magnets are already 7-figures and costs of bigger magnets will increase non-linearly. Moreover, with higher fields, side effects increase, too.