APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: NMR and MRI devices ADVANTAGES: Easy adjustment of size and location of a homogeneous sensitive volume Portable; requires minimal power Safe assembly Compensates for inherent imperfections in the component magnets May be used to image and analyze subjects or large, immobile objects ABSTRACT: Alexander Pines and a team of … [Read more...] about Adjustable NMR/MRI for Single-Sided Depth Volume Imaging JIB-2470
Spectroscopy and Microscopy
Remote Detection of Blood Flow in Living Systems with Background-free MRI IB-2444
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Clinical and experimental MRI Portable MRI MRI for patients with metal/electronic devices ADVANTAGES: Higher resolution blood flow imaging compared to existing MRI machines Measures regional blood flow parameters, not only local velocities Images have less background noise May be implemented, with minor modifications, in … [Read more...] about Remote Detection of Blood Flow in Living Systems with Background-free MRI IB-2444
Novel Use of NMR with Microfluidic Lab-On-A-Chip Devices IB-2212
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: NMR spectroscopy and imaging to determine the chemical composition of a gas or liquid detect biohazards and toxic chemicals measure flow of gases or liquids in capillaries or micro-analysis systems, such as lab-on-a-chip devices conduct scientific or medical sampling Microfluidic assays of hyperpolarized noble gases … [Read more...] about Novel Use of NMR with Microfluidic Lab-On-A-Chip Devices IB-2212
Portable, High Resolution NMR/MRI in Inhomogeneous Fields IB-2185
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Multidimensional imaging for medical diagnosis, especially when rapid diagnosis is critical Ex situ nondestructive evaluation of suspicious substances for homeland security Nondestructive evaluation for quality control at production sites Inexpensive NMR for benchtop chemical analysis ADVANTAGES: Enables high-resolution NMR and … [Read more...] about Portable, High Resolution NMR/MRI in Inhomogeneous Fields IB-2185
Nanoparticles for Highly Detectable Contrast Agents in Medical Imaging IB-2698
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Medical imaging: MRI, X-ray, photoacoustic tomography (PAT) ADVANTAGES: Visible on multiple, complementary imaging modalities Nontoxic, chemically stable contrast agents Versatile fabrication using different materials ABSTRACT: Fanqing Frank Chen and Louis Bouchard of Berkeley Lab have invented a method for fabricating … [Read more...] about Nanoparticles for Highly Detectable Contrast Agents in Medical Imaging IB-2698