Apparatus including sample support member for support and isolation of a sample transfer device and RF detection unit from the static and gradient coils

An apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging of a sample to be inspected, comprising

• a static magnetic field generating element having a hollow core space for forming a static magnetic field,
• a gradient magnetic field generating element for forming a gradient magnetic field within said static magnetic field,
• a detection unit composed of a sample chamber placed within said hollow core space and an RF-emission-reception set, said RF-emission-reception set including an RF coil,
• a sample transfer device for guiding the sample into and out of said sample chamber by a pressure gradient without effecting any displacement of said sample chamber,
• a sample holder for holding a sample introduced into said sample chamber in a stationary state,
• a support member for supporting said detection unit and said sample transfer device at a position such that they are isolated from said static magnetic field generating element and from said gradient magnetic field generating element and
• a control device for controlling the apparatus so as to cause the forming of the gradient magnetic field by said gradient magnetic field generating element while the sample is in a stationary position within the sample chamber and to conduct emission of an RF pulse and reception of the nuclear magnetic resonance signals by said RF-emission-reception set so as to effect an imaging of the sample.