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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2006
Jian Zhi HU, Richland, WA (US);
Robert A. Wind, Kennewick, WA (US);
Kevin R. Minard, Kennewick, WA (US);
Paul D. Majors, Kennewick, WA (US);
Jian Zhi Hu, Richland, WA (US);
Robert A. Wind, Kennewick, WA (US);
Kevin R. Minard, Kennewick, WA (US);
Paul D. Majors, Kennewick, WA (US);
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods of performing a magnetic resonance analysis of a biological object are disclosed that include placing the object in a main magnetic field (that has a static field direction) and in a radio frequency field; rotating the object at a frequency of less than about 100 Hz around an axis positioned at an angle of about 54°44' relative to the main magnetic static field direction; pulsing the radio frequency to provide a sequence that includes a phase-corrected magic angle turning pulse segment; and collecting data generated by the pulsed radio frequency. In particular embodiments the method includes pulsing the radio frequency to provide at least two of a spatially selective read pulse, a spatially selective phase pulse, and a spatially selective storage pulse. Further disclosed methods provide pulse sequences that provide extended imaging capabilities, such as chemical shift imaging or multiple-voxel data acquisition.