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Self-Diffusion Imaging by Spin Echo in Earth's Magnetic Field

✍ Scribed by Aleš Mohorič; Janez Stepišnik; Miha Kos; Gorazd Planinšič

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Weight
116 KB
Volume
136
Category
Article
ISSN
1090-7807

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✦ Synopsis

The NMR of the Earth's magnetic field is used for diffusionweighted imaging of phantoms. Due to a weak Larmor field, care needs to be taken regarding the use of the usual high field assumption in calculating the effect of the applied inhomogeneous magnetic field. The usual definition of the magnetic field gradient must be replaced by a generalized formula valid when the strength of a nonuniform magnetic field and a Larmor field are comparable (J. Stepis ˇnik, Z. Phys. Chem. 190, 51-62 (1995)). It turns out that the expression for spin echo attenuation is identical to the well-known Torrey formula only when the applied nonuniform field has a proper symmetry. This kind of problem may occur in a strong Larmor field as well as when the slow diffusion rate of particles needs an extremely strong gradient to be applied. The measurements of the geomagnetic field NMR demonstrate the usefulness of the method for diffusion and flowweighted imaging.

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