title: NMR detection and one-dimensional imaging using the inhomogeneous magnetic field of a portable single-sided magnet.
abstract: A portable, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) probe is described which utilises the intrinsic inhomogeneity of the field produced by a single-sided magnet to provide spatial encoding of the NMR signal. The probe uses a longitudinally magnetized hollow cylinder, and a figure-8 radiofrequency (RF) surface coil. The system has been used to measure NMR relaxation times and one-dimensional NMR profiles of rubber phantoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, IMS Building, Medical School, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rahmatallah
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Seton
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Mackenzie
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Aspden
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D012408:Rubber; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
chemical_list: D012408:Rubber