Magnetization transfer contrast and proton relaxation and use thereof in magnetic resonance imaging
US5050609A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 1989 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2009 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/4833
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A nuclear magnetic resonance method is provided for monitoring and imaging the exchange of magnetization between protons in free water and protons in a relatively immobilized pool of protons in a sample. The method provides a new form of contrast for nuclear magnetic resonance imaging of samples such as biological tissues, polymers, and geological samples.
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