Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Imaging At The University Of California, San Francisco

Lawrence E. Crooks; Robert Herfkens; Peter L. Davis

doi:10.1117/12.931777

16 July 1981 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Imaging At The University Of California, San Francisco

Lawrence E. Crooks, Robert Herfkens, Peter L. Davis

Proceedings Volume 0273, Application of Optical Instrumentation in Medicine IX; (1981) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.931777
Event: Application of Optical Instrumentation in Medicine, 1981, San Francisco, United States

Abstract

While developing a human size NMR imager, a small aperture imaging system is being used to characterize NMR responses in intact rats. The basic response of our imaging technique to the T1 and T2 relaxation times is presented. Based on this response, T1, T2 and relaxation independent "hydrogen" images are computed. These computed mages of normal rats demonstrate that most of the contrast in NMR images is due to the relaxation times. Work on some possible hazards in NMR is summarized.

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Lawrence E. Crooks, Robert Herfkens, and Peter L. Davis "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Imaging At The University Of California, San Francisco", Proc. SPIE 0273, Application of Optical Instrumentation in Medicine IX, (16 July 1981); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.931777

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