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Magnetic Nanoparticle in MRI
Magnetic Nanoparticle in MRI
Open Elective
MRI machines make use of the fact that body tissue contains lots of
water, and hence protons from water will be aligned in a large
magnetic field.
A radio frequency will briefly be turned on and which one has just
the right frequency (known as the resonance frequency) will be
absorbed and flip the spin of the protons in the magnetic field.
After the electromagnetic field is turned off, the spins of the
protons return to thermodynamic equilibrium and the bulk
magnetization becomes re-aligned with the static magnetic field.
T2 is relaxation time