NMR measuring method and measuring apparatus for tissue of a living body
US5183045A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/24
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is carried out an NMR measurement in which a receiver coil (7) for receiving an NMR free induction signal comes in contact with or in close vicinity to one side of tissue of a living body (1) immersed in a perfusion solution (4), while a portion or whole body of the receiver coil (7) is so held as not to come in contact with the perfusion solution (4). According to this measuring method, since a portion or whole body of the receiver coil (7) does not come in contact with the perfusion solution (4), the receiver coil (7) is hardly subject to the electromagnetic influence of changes in the perfusion solution (4). This prevents the free induction signal from being embedded in noise, assuring measurement with high sensitivity. Even for a large-size internal organ, only a signal from an area presenting a uniform magnetic field may be acquired, since the measurement is carried out with the receiver coil (7) coming in contact with or in close vicinity to one side of the internal organ. Thus, a high-resolution free induction signal may be acquired.
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