Electricity: measuring and testing – Particle precession resonance – Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
Patent
1999-04-12
1999-12-21
Arana, Louis
Electricity: measuring and testing
Particle precession resonance
Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
324309, G01V 300
Patent
active
060053909
ABSTRACT:
In an improved INEPT pulse sequence, an excitation pulse, a refocus pulse and an excitation pulse are sequentially applied for .sup.1 H spins. A refocus pulse and an excitation pulse are sequentially applied for .sup.13 C spins that are spin-spin coupled with the .sup.1 H spins. A magnetic resonance signal is acquired from .sup.1 H spins or .sup.13 C spins. The second refocus pulse for .sup.1 H is applied as a slice selective pulse at a time different from the time the first refocus pulse for .sup.13 C is applied. This allows localization to be achieved without adversely affecting the flip angle of the first refocus pulse for .sup.13 C.
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Okamoto Kazuya
Oshio Koichi
Watanabe Hidehiro
Arana Louis
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
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