Published February 17, 1987 | Version v1
Patent

Diagnostic apparatus employing nuclear magnetic resonance

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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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
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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