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US 2017/0322272 A1Published application
Techniques, systems and machine readable programs for magnetic resonance
AssigneeMillikelvin Technologies LLC
InventorNeil Kalechofsky
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides various methods and systems for performing magnetic resonance studies. In accordance with many embodiments, image or other information of interest is derived from super radiant pulses. In various illustrative methods, beneficial agents can be administered to samples or subjects to be studied. Some beneficial agents can include biomarkers, or precursors to biomarkers.
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A method for performing magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging comprising:
- a) providing a magnetic resonance device including (i) a main magnet for providing a background magnetic field along a first direction, (ii) at least one radio-frequency (RF) coil, and (iii) at least one gradient coil that can be controlled to define a region of interest;
- b) positioning a supplemental spin reservoir within a field of view of the at least one RF coil, the supplemental spin reservoir (SSR) including a plurality of molecules;
- c) introducing a sample or subject to be studied into the field of view;
- d) introducing RF pulses into the sample or subject;
- e) collecting data for a set of nuclei of interest from at least one of the (i) sample or subject, and (ii) the SSR;
- f) adjusting at least one of (i) the circuitry of the at least one radio frequency coil, and (ii) the contents of the SSR in order to induce electromagnetic feedback between the nuclear magnetization of the set of nuclei of interest and the at least one radio frequency coil to cause the vector direction of the nuclear magnetization of the set of nuclei of interest to rotate to a desired angle.
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A method for performing magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging comprising:
- a) providing a magnetic resonance device including (i) a main magnet for providing a background magnetic field along a first direction, (ii) at least one radio-frequency (RF) coil, and (iii) at least one gradient coil that can be controlled to define a region of interest;
- b) positioning a supplemental spin reservoir within a field of view of the at least one RF coil, the supplemental spin reservoir (SSR) including a plurality of molecules;
- c) introducing a sample or subject to be studied into the region of interest;
- d) introducing RF pulses into the sample or subject;
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- e) adjusting at least one of (i) the circuitry of the at least one radio frequency coil, and (ii) the contents of the SSR in order to induce electromagnetic feedback between the nuclear magnetization of the set of nuclei of interest and the at least one radio frequency coil to cause the vector direction of the nuclear magnetization of the set of nuclei of interest to 90 degrees.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.