US4814709A
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Method of selecting specific region of sample
Assignee: Hitachi Healthcare Manufacturing Ltd
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Filing: 1986-09-25
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Granted: 1989-03-21
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Expires: 2006-09-25
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a selection method of a specific region of a sample which is suitable for use in a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) imaging. Selection of a specific region suitable for obtaining multi-dimensional spatial information can be preferably made. To satisfy this requirement, the spin of the specific region of the sample is brought down in a direction at right angles to a static magnetic field, the regions other than the specific region are, in the mean time, brought down in a direction at right angles to the static magnetic field, and thereafter the static magnetic field is rendered non-uniform to that the spins of the regions other than the specific region become saturated.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryuzaburo Takeda
- 👤 Hideaki Koizumi
- 👤 Toshihiro Ishizuka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 16:24
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R33/00; G01R33/20; G01R33/44; G01R33/48; G01R33/483; G01R33/4838; G01R33/4818; G01R33/482
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A method of selecting a specific region of a sample including the steps of: arranging the sample in a static magnetic field to thereby orient the spins of the sample in a direction parallel to the static magnetic field; bringing down selectively the spins of the specific region of the sample in a direction perpendicular to the static magnetic field; inverting the brought down spins and orienting the inverted spins in the direction parallel to the static magnetic field while bringing down the spins of regions of the sample other than the specific region in the direction perpendicular to the static magnetic field; and making non-uniform the static magnetic field to thereby saturate the spins of the regions other than the specific region.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
123 words
A method of selecting a specific region of a sample including the steps of: arranging the sample in a static magnetic field to thereby orient the spins of the sample in a direction parallel to the static magnetic field; bringing down selectively the spins of the specific region of the sample in a direction perpendicular to the static magnetic field; inverting the brought down spins and orienting the inverted spins in the direction parallel to the static magnetic field while bringing down the spins of regions of the sample other than the specific region in the direction perpendicular to the static magnetic field; and making non-uniform the static magnetic field to thereby saturate the spins of the regions other than the specific region.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
145 words
A method of selecting a specific region of a sample including the steps of: arranging the sample in a static magnetic field to thereby orient the spins of the sample in a direction parallel to the static magnetic field; bringing down selectively the spins of the specific region of the sample in a direction perpendicular to the static magnetic field; inverting the brought down spins; brining down by 90° the inverted spins and the spins of regions of the sample other than the specific region to thereby orient the inverted spins in the direction parallel to the static magnetic field and the spins of regions of the sample other than the specific region in the direction perpendicular to the static magnetic field; and making non-uniform the static magnetic field to thereby saturate the spins of the regions of the sample other than the specific region.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
145 words
A method of selecting a specific region of a sample including the steps of: arranging the sample in a static magnetic field to thereby orient the spins of the sample in a direction parallel to the static magnetic field; bringing down selectively the spins of the specific region of the sample in a direction perpendicular to the static magnetic field; inverting the brought down spins; brining down by 90° the inverted spins and the spins of regions of the sample other than the specific region to thereby orient the inverted spins in the direction parallel to the static magnetic field and the spins of regions of the sample other than the specific region in the direction perpendicular to the static magnetic field; and making non-uniform the static magnetic field to thereby saturate the spins of the regions of the sample other than the specific region.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
159 words
A method of selecting a specific region of a sample including the steps of: arranging the sample in a static magnetic field to thereby orient the spins of the sample in a direction parallel to the static magnetic field; applying a first radio frequency pulse having a selected frequency component to the sample to thereby bring down the spins of the specific region of the sample in a direction perpendicular to the static magnetic field; applying a second radio frequency pulse to the sample to thereby invert the brought down spins; applying a third radio frequency pulse to the sample to thereby orient the inverted spins in the direction parallel to the magnetic field and the spins of regions of the sample other than the specific region in the direction perpendicular to the static magnetic field; and making non-uniform the static magnetic field to thereby saturate the spins of the regions of the sample other than the specific region.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
159 words
A method of selecting a specific region of a sample including the steps of: arranging the sample in a static magnetic field to thereby orient the spins of the sample in a direction parallel to the static magnetic field; applying a first radio frequency pulse having a selected frequency component to the sample to thereby bring down the spins of the specific region of the sample in a direction perpendicular to the static magnetic field; applying a second radio frequency pulse to the sample to thereby invert the brought down spins; applying a third radio frequency pulse to the sample to thereby orient the inverted spins in the direction parallel to the magnetic field and the spins of regions of the sample other than the specific region in the direction perpendicular to the static magnetic field; and making non-uniform the static magnetic field to thereby saturate the spins of the regions of the sample other than the specific region.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
187 words
A method of selecting a specific region of a sample including the steps of: arranging the sample in a static magnetic field to thereby orient the spins of the sample in a direction parallel to the static magnetic field; applying a first radio frequency pulse having a selected frequency component to the sample to thereby bring down the spins of the specific region of the sample in a direction perpendicular to the static magnetic field; applying a second radio frequency pulse to the sample to thereby invert the spins of the sample; applying a third radio frequency pulse to the sample to thereby bring down the inverted spins by 90° so as to orient the spins of the specific sample in the direction parallel to the static magnetic field and the spins of regions of the sample other than the specific region in the direction perpendicular to the static magnetic field; and applying a magnetic field gradient to the static magnetic field to thereby make non-uniform the static magnetic field so as to saturate the spins of the regions of the sample other than the specific region.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
187 words
A method of selecting a specific region of a sample including the steps of: arranging the sample in a static magnetic field to thereby orient the spins of the sample in a direction parallel to the static magnetic field; applying a first radio frequency pulse having a selected frequency component to the sample to thereby bring down the spins of the specific region of the sample in a direction perpendicular to the static magnetic field; applying a second radio frequency pulse to the sample to thereby invert the spins of the sample; applying a third radio frequency pulse to the sample to thereby bring down the inverted spins by 90° so as to orient the spins of the specific sample in the direction parallel to the static magnetic field and the spins of regions of the sample other than the specific region in the direction perpendicular to the static magnetic field; and applying a magnetic field gradient to the static magnetic field to thereby make non-uniform the static magnetic field so as to saturate the spins of the regions of the sample other than the specific region.
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