Ultra-Low Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance - A New MRI Regime (Hardcover)

This book is designed to introduce the reader to the field of NMR/MRI at very low magnetic fields, from milli-Tesla to micro-Tesla, the ultra-low field (ULF) regime. The book is focused on applications to imaging the human brain, and hardware methods primarily based upon pre-polarization methods and SQUID-based detection. The goal of the text is to provide insight and tools for the reader to better understand what applications are best served by ULF NMR/MRI approaches. A discussion of the hardware challenges, such as shielding, operation of SQUID sensors in a dynamic field environment, and pulsed magnetic field generation are presented. One goal of the text is to provide the reader a framework of understanding the approaches to estimation and mitigation of low signal-to-noise and long imaging time, which are the main challenges. Special attention is paid to the combination of MEG and ULF MRI, and the benefits and challenges presented by trying to accomplish both with the same hardware. The book discusses the origin of unique relaxation contrast at ULF, and special considerations for image artifacts and how to correct them (i.e. concomitant gradients, ghost artifacts). A general discussion of MRI, with special consideration to the challenges of imaging at ULF and unique opportunities in pulse sequences, is presented. The book also presents an overview of some of the primary applications of ULF NMR/MRI being pursued.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2014
First published:	April 2014
Authors:	Robert Kraus, Jr. (PhD, Chief Scientist and Director of Operations) • Michelle Espy (PhD, Scientist) • Per Magnelind (PhD, Scientist) • Petr Volegov (MS, Scientist)
Dimensions:	261 x 181 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-979643-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Medical imaging > Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR / MRI) Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Analytical chemistry > Qualitative analytical chemistry > Magnetic resonance
LSN:	0-19-979643-2
Barcode:	9780199796434

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