Electricity: measuring and testing – Particle precession resonance – Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
Patent
1992-08-07
1994-10-04
Arana, Louis
Electricity: measuring and testing
Particle precession resonance
Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
1286534, G01V 300
Patent
active
053529790
ABSTRACT:
The magnetic resonance image of a specimen is encoded by the phase angle response of the volume elements in a slice or volume illuminated by a pulsed radio frequency source, instead of encoded by the magnitude response. The specimen can be imaged before and during intrinsic perturbations such as caused by external stimuli or execution of cognitive or motor tasks. Preferably the specimen is perfused with a paramagnetic contrast agent such as Gadolinium or Dysprosium, slowly or by bolus injection, after recording one or more baseline images. The phase angle response of the specimen can then be recorded one or more times as perturbation subsists or as the bolus traverses the area of illumination. Fast Fourier transformation converts gradient spin echo response data to phase angles for a spatial distribution of volume elements in the illuminated slice. The baseline phase angle image is subtracted from the image taken after the bolus injection, providing a high contrast image showing the concentration of the contrast agent. The change .DELTA..phi. in phase angle between the images is proportional to the concentration of the contrast agent, enabling accurate measurements of localized blood volume and flow rate. The invention is particularly applicable to visualization of localized ischemia caused by cerebral vascular disease, such as stroke.
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