SQUID detected NMR and MRI at ultralow fields

Details SQUID detected NMR and MRI at ultralow fields SQUID detected NMR and MRI at ultralow fields

2005-04-26

2005-04-26

Arana, Louis (Department: 2859)

Electricity: measuring and testing

Particle precession resonance

C324S306000, C600S421000

Reexamination Certificate

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06885192

ABSTRACT:
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signals are detected in microtesla fields. Prepolarization in millitesla fields is followed by detection with an untuned de superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer. Because the sensitivity of the SQUID is frequency independent, both signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and spectral resolution are enhanced by detecting the NMR signal in extremely low magnetic fields, where the NMR lines become very narrow even for grossly inhomogeneous measurement fields. MRI in ultralow magnetic field is based on the NMR at ultralow fields. Gradient magnetic fields are applied, and images are constructed from the detected NMR signals.

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