Magnetic resonance imaging resolution

Ahn C B and Cho Z H 1989 A generalized formulation of diffusion effects in pm resolution nuclear magnetic-resonance imaging Med. Rhys. 16 22-8... 

The resolution of the y-camera is determined by both the collimator and the crystal/photomultipher tube combination. In general, the resolution is significantly poorer than that of other modaUties such as magnetic resonance imaging (mri) and x-ray computerized tomography (ct). For single-photon... 

Magnetic resonance imaging is a noninvasive structural technique for complex systems of molecules, such as people. In its simplest form, MRI portrays the concentration of protons in a sample. If the sample—which may be a living human body—is exposed to a uniform magnetic field in an NMR spectrometer and if we work at a resolution that does not show any chemical shifts or fine structure, then the protons... 

Magnetic resonance imaging, or microtomography by multinuclear magnetic resonance, is another new development that is even more exciting because it provides three-dimensional mapping of the abundance of a variety of atoms. Compositional aspects of microstructme can thereby be resolved. However, the resolution... 

Corti R, Fayad ZA, Fuster V, Worthley SG, Helft G, Chesebro J, Mercuri M, Badimon JJ. Effects of lipid-lowering by simvastatin on human atherosclerotic lesions a longitudinal study by high-resolution, noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging. Circulation 2001 104(3) 249. 

Human skin is the largest organ in the human body. It is fundamentally important to health as the semi-permeable barrier - the first line of defence - between the body and the external world. However, it remains relatively inaccessible to conventional magnetic resonance imaging, firstly because it is thin and therefore requires high spatial resolution, and secondly because it is characterized by relatively short T2 relaxation times, particularly in the outermost stratum comeum. Conventional studies have not usually achieved a resolution better than 70-150 pm, with an echo time of the order of a millisecond or so. As a planar sample, skin has proved amenable to GARField study where it has been possible to use both a shorter echo time and achieve a better spatial resolution, albeit in one direction only. Such studies have attracted the interest of the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries that are interested in skin hydration and the transport of creams and lotions across the skin. 

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head will reveal areas of ischemia earlier and with better resolution than a CT scan. Some types of imaging can reveal an evolving infarct within minutes. 

Abnormal adrenal anatomy is effectively identified using high-resolution computed tomography scanning and perhaps magnetic resonance imaging. 

Magnetic Resonance Imaging on whole body units provides visualization of tissue inside slices with a thickness of several millimetres. The spatial resolution in the plain is often better than one millimetre so that even relatively small structures can be well depicted. However, the spatial resolution is not sufficient to resolve the microscopic structures mentioned in Section 2. Only the cross-sections of single muscles and septa from fatty tissue or cormective tissue can be visualized in MR images recorded from humans in vivo. 

Magnetic resonance imaging H20 (liquid) High spatial resolution possible ( 25 pm) Low temporal resolution ( 2-6 min), magnetic materials interfere with signal... 

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