Low-field MRI for studies of human pulmonary physiology and traumatic brain injury

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Abstract

We describe recent progress on the development of an open-access low-magnetic-field MRI system for studies of human pulmonary physiology and traumatic brain injury. Low-field MRI benefits from reduced magnetic susceptibility effects and can provide high-resolution images of the human body when used with hyperpolarized media such as 3He and 129Xe.

Authors

  • Alyssa Wilson

    • Department of Physics, Harvard University

  • Stephen DeVience

    • Department of Chemistry, Harvard University
    • Harvard University

  • Matthew Rosen

    • Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Department of Physics, Harvard University
    • Harvard University

  • Ronald Walsworth

    • Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Department of Physics, Harvard University
    • Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
    • Harvard-Smithsonian
    • Harvard University