Method of performing MRI with an atomic magnetometer

Savukov, Igor Mykhaylovich; Matlashov, Andrei Nikolaevich; Espy, Michelle A; Volegov, Petr Lvovich; Kraus, Robert Henry; Zotev, Vadim Sergeyevich

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Title: Method of performing MRI with an atomic magnetometer

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A method and apparatus are provided for performing an in-situ magnetic resonance imaging of an object. The method includes the steps of providing an atomic magnetometer, coupling a magnetic field generated by magnetically resonating samples of the object through a flux transformer to the atomic magnetometer and measuring a magnetic resonance of the atomic magnetometer.

Inventors:: Savukov, Igor Mykhaylovich; Matlashov, Andrei Nikolaevich; Espy, Michelle A; Volegov, Petr Lvovich; Kraus, Jr., Robert Henry; Zotev, Vadim Sergeyevich

Issue Date:: 2013-08-27

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1093274

Patent Number(s):: 8519705

Application Number:: 13/644,808

Assignee:: Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
G01R33/26 - using optical pumping {
G01R33/3621 - {NMR receivers or demodulators, e.g. preamplifiers, means for frequency modulation of the MR signal using a digital down converter, means for analog to digital conversion [ADC] or for filtering or processing of the MR signal such as bandpass filtering, resampling, decimation or interpolation}
G01R33/445 - {MR involving a non-standard magnetic field B0, e.g. of low magnitude as in the earth's magnetic field or in nanoTesla spectroscopy, comprising a polarizing magnetic field for pre-polarisation, B0 with a temporal variation of its magnitude or direction such as field cycling of B0 or rotation of the direction of B0, or spatially inhomogeneous B0 like in fringe-field MR or in stray-field imaging}
G01R33/5611 - {Parallel magnetic resonance imaging, e.g. sensitivity encoding [SENSE], simultaneous acquisition of spatial harmonics [SMASH], unaliasing by Fourier encoding of the overlaps using the temporal dimension [UNFOLD], k-t-broad-use linear acquisition speed-up technique [k-t-BLAST], k-t-SENSE

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DOE Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION

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                    Savukov, Igor Mykhaylovich, Matlashov, Andrei Nikolaevich, Espy, Michelle A, Volegov, Petr Lvovich, Kraus, Jr., Robert Henry, and Zotev, Vadim Sergeyevich. Method of performing MRI with an atomic magnetometer.  United States: N. p., 2013. 
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                    Savukov, Igor Mykhaylovich, Matlashov, Andrei Nikolaevich, Espy, Michelle A, Volegov, Petr Lvovich, Kraus, Jr., Robert Henry, & Zotev, Vadim Sergeyevich. Method of performing MRI with an atomic magnetometer.  United States.

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                    Savukov, Igor Mykhaylovich, Matlashov, Andrei Nikolaevich, Espy, Michelle A, Volegov, Petr Lvovich, Kraus, Jr., Robert Henry, and Zotev, Vadim Sergeyevich. Tue .  
        "Method of performing MRI with an atomic magnetometer".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1093274.

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