title: Molecular dynamics parameter maps by 1H Hahn echo and mixed-echo phase-encoding MRI.
abstract: Residual dipolar couplings and averaged correlation time maps in soft matter were obtained by mixed echo phase-encoding solid imaging (MIPSI). Use of the mixed echo in soft matter NMR imaging experiments has two crucial advantages: the signal intensity is recovered with a weak incoherence losses, and second, the intervals during which the phase-encoding evolution due to the magnetic field gradients takes place can be chosen to be much larger than with all other spin echo experiments and hence, a higher special resolution can be achieved. The parameter maps are compared to those obtained by the Hahn-echo phase-frequency encoding method. For both MRI methods the density operator formalism is applied in the average Hamiltonian approximation to describe the encoding of the spin echoes by the molecular motions. The results of preliminary experiments are presented.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Centre Jülich, Juelich, Germany. demco@mc.rwth-aachen.de
authors.forename: Dan E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Demco
authors.forename: Ana-Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Oros-Peusquens
authors.forename: Lavinia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Utiu
authors.forename: Radu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fechete
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Blümich
authors.forename: Nadim Jon
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D020724:Elastomers / Q000737:chemistry*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D056004:Molecular Dynamics Simulation; D011522:Protons
chemical_list: D020724:Elastomers; D011522:Protons