@article {256, title = {Relaxivity of Gadolinium Complexes Detected by Atomic Magnetometry}, journal = {Magnetic Resonance in Medicine}, volume = {66}, year = {2011}, note = {Magn Reson Med799AVTimes Cited:1Cited References Count:23}, month = {Aug}, pages = {605-608}, abstract = {

Laser atomic magnetomeby is a portable and low-cost yet highly sensitive method for low magnetic field detection. In this work, the atomic magnetometer was used in a remote-detection geometry to measure the relaxivity of aqueous gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid Gd(DTPA) at the Earth\&$\#$39;s magnetic field (40 mu T). The measured relaxivity of 9.7 +/- 2.0 s(-1) mM(-1) is consistent with field-cycling experiments measured at slightly higher magnetic fields, but no cryogens or strong and homogeneous magnetic field were required for this experiment. The field-independent sensitivity of 80 fT Hz(-1/2) allowed an in vitro detection limit of similar to 10 mu M Gd(DTPA) to be measured in aqueous buffer solution. The low detection limit and enhanced relaxivity of Gd-containing complexes at Earth\&$\#$39;s field motivate continued development of atomic magnetometry toward medical applications. Magn Reson Med 66:605-608, 2011. (C) 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

}, keywords = {nmr}, isbn = {0740-3194}, doi = {Doi 10.1002/Mrm.22811}, url = {://WOS:000293256800033}, author = {Michalak, D. J. and Xu, S. J. and Lowery, T. J. and Crawford, C. W. and Ledbetter, M. and Bouchard, L. S. and Wemmer, D. E. and Budker, D. and Pines, A.} } @article {269, title = {Distortion-free magnetic resonance imaging in the zero-field limit}, journal = {Journal of Magnetic Resonance}, volume = {200}, year = {2009}, note = {J Magn Reson526AWTimes Cited:6Cited References Count:29}, month = {Oct}, pages = {285-290}, abstract = {

MRI is a powerful technique for clinical diagnosis and materials characterization. Images are acquired in a homogeneous static magnetic field much higher than the fields generated across the field of view by the spatially encoding field gradients. Without such a high field, the concomitant components of the field gradient dictated by Maxwell\&$\#$39;s equations lead to severe distortions that make imaging impossible with conventional MRI encoding. In this paper, we present a distortion-free image of a phantom acquired with a fundamentally different methodology in which the applied static field approaches zero. Our technique involves encoding with pulses of uniform and gradient field, and acquiring the magnetic field signals with a SQUID. The method can be extended to weak ambient fields, potentially enabling imaging in the Earth\&$\#$39;s field without cancellation coils or shielding. Other potential applications include quantum information processing and fundamental studies of long-range ferromagnetic interactions. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

}, keywords = {gradients}, isbn = {1090-7807}, doi = {Doi 10.1016/J.Jmr.2009.07.016}, url = {://WOS:000272260900015}, author = {Kelso, N. and Lee, S. K. and Bouchard, L. S. and Demas, V. and M{\"u}ck, M. and Pines, A. and Clarke, J.} } @article {271, title = {{\textquoteright}Ex situ{\textquoteright} magnetic resonance volume imaging}, journal = {Chemical Physics Letters}, volume = {467}, year = {2009}, note = {Chem Phys Lett386VCTimes Cited:2Cited References Count:25}, month = {Jan 5}, pages = {398-401}, abstract = {

The portable NMR community has introduced advances that have allowed for a variety of studies. Imaging of static and moving objects has almost become standardized. The inherent static field gradients of portable systems have, however, limited such studies to imaging of slices perpendicular to the main gradient; full volume imaging in transportable, open systems has not been actively pursued. We present a true three-dimensional image of a phantom in an ex situ, electromagnet-based system. The basic concepts and designs put forth here extend in a straightforward fashion to higher fields and imaging of larger samples by ex situ methodologies. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

}, keywords = {array}, isbn = {0009-2614}, doi = {Doi 10.1016/J.Cplett.2008.11.069}, url = {://WOS:000261909700037}, author = {Demas, V. and Franck, J. M. and Bouchard, L. S. and Sakellariou, D. and Meriles, C. A. and Martin, R. and Prado, P. J. and Bussandri, A. and Reimer, J. A. and Pines, A.} } @article {272, title = {Picomolar sensitivity MRI and photoacoustic imaging of cobalt nanoparticles}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, volume = {106}, year = {2009}, note = {P Natl Acad Sci USA420HDTimes Cited:43Cited References Count:41}, month = {Mar 17}, pages = {4085-4089}, abstract = {

Multimodality imaging based on complementary detection principles has broad clinical applications and promises to improve the accuracy of medical diagnosis. This means that a tracer particle advantageously incorporates multiple functionalities into a single delivery vehicle. In the present work, we explore a unique combination of MRI and photoacoustic tomography (PAT) to detect picomolar concentrations of nanoparticles. The nanoconstruct consists of ferromagnetic (Co) particles coated with gold (Au) for biocompatibility and a unique shape that enables optical absorption over a broad range of frequencies. The end result is a dual-modality probe useful for the detection of trace amounts of nanoparticles in biological tissues, in which MRI provides volume detection, whereas PAT performs edge detection.

}, keywords = {cancer}, isbn = {0027-8424}, doi = {Doi 10.1073/Pnas.0813019106}, url = {://WOS:000264278800008}, author = {Bouchard, L. S. and Anwar, M. S. and Liu, G. L. and Hann, B. and Xie, Z. H. and Gray, J. W. and Wang, X. D. and Pines, A. and Chen, F. F.} } @article {270, title = {Shimmed matching pulses: Simultaneous control of rf and static gradients for inhomogeneity correction}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Physics}, volume = {131}, year = {2009}, note = {J Chem Phys536HUTimes Cited:4Cited References Count:30}, month = {Dec 21}, abstract = {

Portable NMR systems generally suffer from poor field homogeneity and are therefore used more commonly for imaging and relaxation measurements rather than for spectroscopy. In recent years, various approaches have been proposed to increase the sample volume that is usable for spectroscopy. These include approaches based on manual shimming and those based on clever combinations of modulated radio frequency and gradient fields. However, this volume remains small and, therefore, of limited utility. We present improved pulses designed to correct for inhomogeneous dispersion across wide ranges of frequency offsets without eliminating chemical shift or spatial encoding. This method, based on the adiabatic double passage, combines the relatively larger corrections available from spatially matched rf gradients [C. Meriles , J. Magn. Reson. 164, 177 (2003)]. with the adjustable corrections available from time-modulated static field gradients [D. Topgaard , Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 101, 17576 (2004)]. We explain the origins of these corrections with a theoretical model that simplifies and expedites the design of the pulse waveforms. We also present a generalized method for evaluating and comparing pulses designed for inhomogeneity correction. Experiments validate this method and support simulations that offer new possibilities for significantly enhanced performance in portable environments.

}, keywords = {design}, isbn = {0021-9606}, doi = {Doi 10.1063/1.3243850}, url = {://WOS:000273036300030}, author = {Franck, J. M. and Demas, V. and Martin, R. W. and Bouchard, L. S. and Pines, A.} } @article {282, title = {NMR imaging of catalytic hydrogenation in microreactors with the use of para-hydrogen}, journal = {Science}, volume = {319}, year = {2008}, note = {Science254HBTimes Cited:55Cited References Count:33}, month = {Jan 25}, pages = {442-445}, abstract = {

Catalysis is vital to industrial chemistry, and the optimization of catalytic reactors attracts considerable resources. It has proven challenging to correlate the active regions in heterogeneous catalyst beds with morphology and to monitor multistep reactions within the bed. We demonstrate techniques, using magnetic resonance imaging and para- hydrogen ( p-H(2)) polarization, that allow direct visualization of gas- phase flow and the density of active catalyst in a packed- bed microreactor, as well as control over the dynamics of the polarized state in space and time to facilitate the study of subsequent reactions. These procedures are suitable for characterizing reactors and reactions in microfluidic devices where low sensitivity of conventional magnetic resonance would otherwise be the limiting factor.

}, keywords = {chip}, isbn = {0036-8075}, doi = {Doi 10.1126/Science.1151787}, url = {://WOS:000252576600031}, author = {Bouchard, L. S. and Burt, S. R. and Anwar, M. S. and Kovtunov, K. V. and Koptyug, I. V. and Pines, A.} } @article {275, title = {Remote detection of nuclear magnetic resonance with an anisotropic magnetoresistive sensor}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, volume = {105}, year = {2008}, note = {P Natl Acad Sci USA266XBTimes Cited:8Cited References Count:17}, month = {Feb 19}, pages = {2271-2273}, abstract = {

We report the detection of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) using an anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) sensor. A \"remote-detection\" arrangement was used in which protons in flowing water were prepolarized in the field of a superconducting NMR magnet, adiabatically inverted, and subsequently detected with an AMR sensor situated downstream from the magnet and the adiabatic inverter. AMR sensing is well suited for NMR detection in microfluidic \"lab-on-a-chip\" applications because the sensors are small, typically on the order of 10 mu m. An estimate of the sensitivity for an optimized system indicates that approximate to 6 x 10(13) protons in a volume of 1,000 mu m(3), prepolarized in a 10-kG magnetic field, can be detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of 3 in a 1-Hz bandwidth. This level of sensitivity is competitive with that demonstrated by microcoils in superconducting magnets and with the projected sensitivity of microfabricated atomic magnetometers.

}, keywords = {mri}, isbn = {0027-8424}, doi = {Doi 10.1073/Pnas.0712129105}, url = {://WOS:000253469900006}, author = {Verpillat, F. and Ledbetter, M. P. and Xu, S. and Michalak, D. J. and Hilty, C. and Bouchard, L. S. and Antonijevic, S. and Budker, D. and Pines, A.} } @article {278, title = {Volume-selective magnetic resonance imaging using an adjustable, single-sided, portable sensor}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, volume = {105}, year = {2008}, note = {P Natl Acad Sci USA389LBTimes Cited:11Cited References Count:29}, month = {Dec 30}, pages = {20601-20604}, abstract = {

Portable, single-sided NMR sensors can operate under conditions inaccessible to conventional NMR while featuring lower cost, portability, and the ability to analyze arbitrary-sized objects. Such sensors can nondestructively probe the interior of samples by collecting images and measuring relaxation and diffusion constants, and, given careful shimming schemes, even perform chemical analysis. The inherently strong magnetic-field gradients of single-sided sensors developed so far has prevented imaging of materials with high water content, such as biological tissues, over large volumes whereas designs with more homogeneous fields suffer from low field strength and typically cannot probe volumes larger than approximate to 10 cm(3). We present a design with a continuously adjustable sensitive volume, enabling the effective volume to be enlarged several fold. This capability allows for imaging in reasonable times of much bigger objects and opens the door to the possibility of clinical imaging with portable sensors. We demonstrate MRI in axial and sagittal planes, at different depths of the sensitive volume and T(1)-weighted contrast in a tissue sample.

}, keywords = {xenon}, isbn = {0027-8424}, doi = {Doi 10.1073/Pnas.0811222106}, url = {://WOS:000262092800008}, author = {Paulsen, J. L. and Bouchard, L. S. and Graziani, D. and Blumich, B. and Pines, A.} } @article {286, title = {Multipole shimming of permanent magnets using harmonic corrector rings}, journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments}, volume = {78}, year = {2007}, note = {Rev Sci Instrum151WETimes Cited:8Cited References Count:8}, month = {Mar}, abstract = {

Shimming systems are required to provide sufficient field homogeneity for high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). In certain specialized applications, such as rotating-field NMR and mobile ex situ NMR, permanent magnet-based shimming systems can provide considerable advantages. We present a simple two-dimensional shimming method based on harmonic corrector rings which can provide arbitrary multipole order shimming corrections. Results demonstrate, for example, that quadrupolar order shimming improves the linewidth by up to an order of magnitude. An additional order of magnitude reduction is in principle achievable by utilizing this shimming method for z-gradient correction and higher order xy gradients. (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics.

}, keywords = {field}, isbn = {0034-6748}, doi = {Doi 10.1063/1.2713438}, url = {://WOS:000245320800056}, author = {Jachmann, R. C. and Trease, D. R. and Bouchard, L. S. and Sakellariou, D. and Martin, R. W. and Schlueter, R. D. and Budinger, T. F. and Pines, A.} } @article {290, title = {Para-hydrogen-enhanced hyperpolarized gas-phase magnetic resonance imaging}, journal = {Angewandte Chemie-International Edition}, volume = {46}, year = {2007}, note = {Angew Chem Int Edit174ZPTimes Cited:28Cited References Count:37}, pages = {4064-4068}, keywords = {he-3}, isbn = {1433-7851}, doi = {Doi 10.1002/Anie.200700830}, url = {://WOS:000246981900008}, author = {Bouchard, L. S. and Kovtunov, K. V. and Burt, S. R. and Anwar, M. S. and Koptyug, I. V. and Sagdeev, R. Z. and Pines, A.} } @article {291, title = {Spin coherence transfer in chemical transformations monitored by remote detection NMR}, journal = {Analytical Chemistry}, volume = {79}, year = {2007}, note = {Anal Chem151QATimes Cited:7Cited References Count:39}, month = {Apr 1}, pages = {2806-2811}, abstract = {

We demonstrate a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiment using continuous flow in a microfluidic channel for studying the transfer of spin coherence in nonequilibrium chemical processes. We use the principle of remote detection, which involves spatially separated NMR encoding and detection coils. As an example, we provide the map of chemical shift correlations for the amino acid alanine as it transitions from the zwitterionic to the anionic form. The presented method uniquely allows for tracking the migration of encoded spins during the course of any chemical transformation and can provide useful information about reaction mechanisms.

}, keywords = {lab}, isbn = {0003-2700}, doi = {Doi 10.1021/Ac062327+}, url = {://WOS:000245304300022}, author = {Anwar, M. S. and Hilty, C. and Chu, C. and Bouchard, L. S. and Pierce, K. L. and Pines, A.} }