Squid detected NMR and MRI at ultralow fields

Clarke, John; Pines, Alexander; McDermott, Robert F; Trabesinger, Andreas H

Squid detected NMR and MRI at ultralow fields

Patent · Mon Dec 15 19:00:00 EST 2008

OSTI ID:985708

Clarke, John ^[1]; Pines, Alexander ^[1]; McDermott, Robert F ^[2]; Trabesinger, Andreas H ^[3]

Berkeley, CA
Monona, WI
London, GB

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signals are detected in microtesla fields. Prepolarization in millitesla fields is followed by detection with an untuned dc 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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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

Assignee:: LBNL

Patent Number(s):: 7,466,132

Application Number:: 11/740,339

OSTI ID:: 985708

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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