Diagnostic apparatus employing nuclear magnetic resonance
Creators
Description
An NMR diagnostic apparatus is described comprising means for applying a primary magnetic field to a subject; means for applying RF pulses to the subject to give nuclear magnetic resonance to the nuclei of atoms in the subject; means for applying gradient magnetic fields to project an NMR signal of the nuclei at least in one direction; means for observing the NMR signal projected by the gradient magnetic fields applying means; and arithmetic means for constructing a distribution of information on resonance energy as an image from an output signal from the observing means; wherein the gradient magnetic fields applying means comprises means for applying the gradient magnetic fields at a predetermined time and for not applying the gradient magnetic fields at another predetermined time, during the time period of one view; and wherein the gradient magnetic fields applying means further comprises means for measuring the NMR signal during the predetermined time when the gradient magnetic fields are applied, and means for measuring the intensity of the primary magnetic field during the other predetermined time when no gradient magnetic fields are applied
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U.S. Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231, USA, $.50.Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- vp.
- IPC:
- Int. Cl. G01R 33/20.
- IPC
- Int. Cl. G01R 33/20.
- Patent number
- US patent document 4,644,279/A/
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 18060693
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- EQUIPMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NMR IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEI; ON-LINE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PULSES; RF SYSTEMS; SIGNALS; TIME DEPENDENCE
- Descriptors DEC
- CONTROL SYSTEMS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ON-LINE SYSTEMS; RESONANCE