{"title":"Design of Inside-Out Magnetic Resonance Sensor Based on Coordinate Search Method","authors":"Jiamin Wu, Zheng Xu, Yanhe Zhu, Yucheng He","doi":"10.1007/s00723-024-01649-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00723-024-01649-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The application of inside-out magnetic resonance sensors has emerged as a focal point in soil moisture detection, offering a non-invasive approach crucial for evaluating soil physical structure. While existing inside-out magnetic resonance sensors with a unilateral structure can effectively measure the shallow soil layer, they fall short in assessing deeper soil layers (1–10 cm). However, the lack of optimal design and horizontal comparison among relevant sensors has impeded the widespread adoption of magnetic resonance sensors in soil moisture measurement. This paper addresses this gap by optimizing a magnetic resonance sensor with a dumbbell structure. The magnet structure is fine-tuned using a non-derivative optimization method, specifically the coordinate search, under practical engineering constraints to establish a uniform field in the region of interest. Employing the coordinate search method enhances the sensor’s relative signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) to its maximum. Artificial soil samples are then tested, and the T2 spectrum distribution reveals insights into water distribution characteristics across different pores.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":469,"journal":{"name":"Applied Magnetic Resonance","volume":"55 6","pages":"599 - 613"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140664340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Phantom With Arbitrary T1 Value Using Dextrin Hydrate","authors":"Yusuke Sato, Daiki Ito, Norio Hayashi, Kouichi Ujita, Takayuki Suto, Haruyuki Watanabe, Yoshito Tsushima","doi":"10.1007/s00723-024-01655-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00723-024-01655-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To formulate the relationship between the dextrin hydrate concentration and T1 relaxation rate and create a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) phantom with an arbitrary T1 value. Dextrin solution with nine different concentrations was prepared by dissolving 0–20 g (2.5 g increments) of dextrin in 25 g of purified water. The T1 values of the phantoms were measured using a 1.5 T MR scanner, and the relationship between the R1 value and dextrin concentration was regressed using linear and quadratic equations. Phantoms with concentrations adjusted to T1 values of 500, 1000, and 1500 ms were created from each regression equation, and the errors between the measured T1 and target values were evaluated. In addition, the temporal changes in the T1 and T2 values of the phantoms were also evaluated. The T1 and T2 values ranged from 367.4 ± 14.1 to 2577.6 ± 76.5 ms and 20.0 ± 0.9 to 1805.3 ± 8.3 ms, respectively. The linear and quadratic regression equations were <span>(y=2.9631x+0.2043)</span> and <span>(y=1.8295{x}^{2}+1.4995x+0.37)</span>, with coefficients of determination of 0.9763 and 0.9954, respectively. The maximum errors were 12.3% and 2.1% for the linear and quadratic equations, respectively. The T1 value was maintained at a fluctuation rate of approximately 10% during the first 4 weeks. The T2 value decreased by approximately 20% after 4 weeks. MRI phantoms with arbitrary T1 values in the range of 500–1500 ms with an error within 2.1% can be created using dextrin, which can be used as human tissue-equivalent MRI phantoms for T1 of the grey or white matter of the brain, liver, pancreas, spleen, and prostate.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":469,"journal":{"name":"Applied Magnetic Resonance","volume":"55 5","pages":"497 - 507"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140628410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Barney L. Bales, Miroslav Peric, Robert N. Schwartz
{"title":"Experimental Studies of Power-Saturated Spin Modes of Nitroxides in Liquids 1","authors":"Barney L. Bales, Miroslav Peric, Robert N. Schwartz","doi":"10.1007/s00723-024-01651-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00723-024-01651-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In recent years, the theory of the effect of saturation of EPR spectra of free radicals undergoing spin exchange has been extended to spin exchange frequencies where “peculiar” behavior occurs. In a paper by Salikhov (Appl. Magn. Reson. (2021) <b>52</b>:1063–1091), analytic expressions were developed that predict the dependence of measurable EPR parameters on the exchange frequencies and the microwave field strength. This work is an experimental test of that theory where, in principle, there are no adjustable parameters.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":469,"journal":{"name":"Applied Magnetic Resonance","volume":"55 9","pages":"1115 - 1127"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140630343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Edina Šić, Dominion Fredericks, Oliver Pecher, Sebastian Wegner, Hergen Breitzke, Vickram Singh, Gerd Buntkowsky, Torsten Gutmann
{"title":"Towards Routine 7Li In Situ Solid-State NMR Studies of Electrochemical Processes in Li|LiPF6|LFP Cells","authors":"Edina Šić, Dominion Fredericks, Oliver Pecher, Sebastian Wegner, Hergen Breitzke, Vickram Singh, Gerd Buntkowsky, Torsten Gutmann","doi":"10.1007/s00723-024-01643-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00723-024-01643-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, electrochemical processes in a Li|LiPF<sub>6</sub>|LFP cell have been explored applying advanced solid-state NMR technologies. In situ solid-state NMR allows to monitor structural changes in local environments in commercially available cell components during galvanostatic cycling. In collaboration with Dragonfly Energy, ePROBE GmbH and Bruker BioSpin GmbH & Co. KG, we have demonstrated an experimental procedure for routine application of in situ solid-state NMR for battery research. This points out the high potential of this approach for use in the energy storage industry.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":469,"journal":{"name":"Applied Magnetic Resonance","volume":"55 5","pages":"575 - 583"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00723-024-01643-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140578050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zoya N. Lashchinskaya, Anton A. Gabrienko, Alexander V. Toktarev, Alexander G. Stepanov
{"title":"13C MAS NMR Mechanistic Study of Propene Transformation on Silver-Modified ZSM-5 Zeolite in the Presence of Molecular Oxygen","authors":"Zoya N. Lashchinskaya, Anton A. Gabrienko, Alexander V. Toktarev, Alexander G. Stepanov","doi":"10.1007/s00723-024-01652-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00723-024-01652-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Silver-modified zeolites have demonstrated promising properties for hydrocarbon feedstock valorization and the oxidation of organic compounds. Within the frame of the scientific interest for selective oxidation of light alkenes on metal-modified zeolites, the transformation of propene on Ag/H-ZSM-5 zeolite in the presence of molecular oxygen has been monitored by <sup>13</sup>C (CP) MAS NMR spectroscopy at 296–773 K. Silver-allyl intermediate species have been detected by <sup>13</sup>C CP/MAS NMR, indicating that Ag<sup>+</sup> sites are involved in propene transformation. It is assumed that oxygen and propene compete for the Ag<sup>+</sup> adsorption sites, thus prompting propene adsorption on zeolite Brønsted acid sites (BAS) and its further transformation by oligomerization and conjunct polymerization. Among the products of propene oxidation by molecular oxygen, only carbon dioxide has been detected by <sup>13</sup>C MAS NMR, implying high activity of Ag/H-ZSM-5 in alkene total oxidation. It is thus inferred that silver-modified zeolite is not a promising catalyst for propene selective oxidation to propene oxide and carbonyl group containing organics.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":469,"journal":{"name":"Applied Magnetic Resonance","volume":"55 10","pages":"1263 - 1274"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140578045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spin-Wave Model of Free Induction Decay in Ring Spin Cluster","authors":"Kirill Tsiberkin, Ekaterina Kovycheva","doi":"10.1007/s00723-024-01650-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00723-024-01650-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The study presents an analysis of free induction decay (FID) in the ensemble of ring spin clusters using the formalism of collective modes similar to the spin waves. A dispersion relation for the waves is obtained. FID from a spin cluster is estimated and averaged over system parameters to simulate the signal given by a spherical structure or by an ensemble of rings withrandom orientation. There exists a fast relaxation according to the Gaussian law in the initial time interval. After <i>T</i><sub>2</sub>, the signal decays as a power function which matches the direct numerical simulations of the signal from the ring clusters.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":469,"journal":{"name":"Applied Magnetic Resonance","volume":"55 5","pages":"565 - 574"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140315705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"EPR Investigation of Gamma-Irradiated Tiopronin","authors":"Kerem Sütçü, Yunus Emre Osmanoğlu","doi":"10.1007/s00723-024-01645-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00723-024-01645-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This research delves into the radiation sensitivities of tiopronin when exposed to gamma irradiation within the 2–20 kGy dose range. This particular drug sample is commonly employed in the treatment of severe homozygous cystinuria. The paramagnetic species detected within tiopronin were ascribed to the presence of the -HNĊHCOOH- radical. The g factor and hyperfine constants for H atoms were computed as follows: a<sub>α</sub> = 1.60 mT, a<sub>β</sub> = 1.11 mT, a<sub>N</sub> = 0.87 mT, and g = 2.0225 ± 0.0005. In the spectra recorded across different microwave power ranges, it was found that all signals exhibited the most favorable correlations with polynomial and logarithmic functions. It was established that the experimental data within the spectra recorded across the 2–20 kGy dose range exhibited a high degree of compatibility with power and polynomial functions. Obtaining EPR signals in the spectra recorded at high temperatures and after approximately 3 months showed that stable radicals were formed in the structure as a result of irradiation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":469,"journal":{"name":"Applied Magnetic Resonance","volume":"55 6","pages":"585 - 597"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140315910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yulianela Mengana Torres, Manuel Arsenio Lores Guevara, Hugo Ferrales Milán, Lidia Clara Suárez Beyries, Samuel Jorge Rosales Rodríguez, Inocente Rodríguez Reyes, Juan Carlos García Naranjo, Yamirka Alonso Geli
{"title":"Dynamic Viscosity of Blood Serum Determined Using Proton Magnetic Relaxation","authors":"Yulianela Mengana Torres, Manuel Arsenio Lores Guevara, Hugo Ferrales Milán, Lidia Clara Suárez Beyries, Samuel Jorge Rosales Rodríguez, Inocente Rodríguez Reyes, Juan Carlos García Naranjo, Yamirka Alonso Geli","doi":"10.1007/s00723-024-01644-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00723-024-01644-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>An experimental procedure, based on proton magnetic relaxation, is presented to determine the absolute dynamic viscosity in blood serum (<i>η</i><sub><i>S</i></sub>). The blood serum samples were obtained voluntary from whole blood of healthy individuals and patients, and processed by classical methods (centrifugation and decanting). The Carr–Purcell–Meiboom–Gill pulse sequence was employed to determine the transverse proton magnetic relaxation time (<i>T</i><sub>2</sub>) in a Tecmag Magnetic Resonance console coupled to a magnet of 0.095 T and the temperature of measurement was 293 K. A theoretical linear behavior of the transverse proton magnetic relaxation rate (1/<i>T</i><sub>2</sub>) as a function of <i>η</i><sub>S</sub> was obtained after the consideration of blood serum as an extremely diluted solution of albumin and globulins, and assuming a fast exchange of water molecules between the bound phase and the solvent. A value of <i>η</i><sub>S</sub> = 1.29 ± 0.07 mPa s was obtained in samples belonging to 20 voluntary healthy individuals, which statistically match with the value obtained using the Ostwald viscometer for the same samples (<i>η</i><sub>S</sub> = 1.32 ± 0.04 mPa s, <i>P</i> = 0.104319 > 0.05, <i>α</i> = 0.05). The potential medical utility of the presented proton magnetic resonance procedure was demonstrated in patients with Multiple Myeloma (24) and Sickle Cell Disease (34), in which <i>η</i><sub>S</sub> resulted increased with values of 1.40 ± 0.18 mPa s (<i>P</i> = 0.0137509 < 0.05, <i>α</i> = 0.05) and 1.36 ± 0.10 mPa s (<i>P</i> = 0.00809615 < 0.05, <i>α</i> = 0.05), respectively.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":469,"journal":{"name":"Applied Magnetic Resonance","volume":"55 5","pages":"527 - 536"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140202236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Motion Corrected DCE-MR Image Reconstruction Using Deep Learning","authors":"Taquwa Aslam, Faisal Najeeb, Hassan Shahzad, Madiha Arshad, Hammad Omer","doi":"10.1007/s00723-024-01642-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00723-024-01642-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Respiratory motion in abdomen generates motion artifacts during Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) data acquisition and it is clinically challenging to minimize the motion artifacts. Extraction of self-gated respiratory signal from the acquired <i>k</i>-space data is one of the methods to deal with the respiratory motion artifacts. The literature shows that non-Cartesian trajectories are less sensitive to motion artifacts than Cartesian trajectories. Golden-angle data acquisition in radial trajectory is preferred to extract the self-gated signal that splits the free-breathing data into different respiratory phases; also called motion states or bins. Conventionally, XD-GRASP (eXtra-Dimension golden-angle-radial Sparse Parallel MRI) reconstructs the binned data, but this method has limitations such as it does not preserve noise like texture (MR images have noise like artifacts) and it is a computationally intensive method. This research work proposes the use of a dedicated Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) architecture to remove motion artifacts from the binned (using uniform and adaptive binning) DCE golden-angle-radial liver perfusion data. The results of the proposed method are compared with XD-GRASP reconstruction. The results demonstrate that the proposed method takes significantly less computation time and provides similar quality of the reconstructed images as compared to the XD-GRASP method. Furthermore, receiver coil sensitivity information is required in XD-GRASP to reconstruct the MR image that may be difficult to estimate in some applications, whereas the proposed method does not require any such information.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":469,"journal":{"name":"Applied Magnetic Resonance","volume":"55 5","pages":"509 - 526"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140124990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Study to Identify and Analyze the Radiosensitivity of 4-Piperidinecarboxylic Acid Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy","authors":"Kerem Sütçü","doi":"10.1007/s00723-024-01641-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00723-024-01641-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aims to investigate the spectroscopic, dosimetric, and stability properties of free radicals generated within 4-piperidinecarboxylic acid (4PCA) sample due to gamma irradiation within the 2–20 kGy range, utilizing electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. To achieve this goal, the EPR signals of the samples were studied in relation to microwave power, ranging from 0.01 to 50 mW, at room temperature. The investigation revealed that γ-irradiation induces the formation of –CH<sub>2</sub>ĊCH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>– (radical I) and –ĊHN– (radical II) radicals within the 4PCA compound. Hyperfine structure constants and <i>g</i> values were also determined for the radicals. The optimal agreement between experimental and computed results within the dose range of 2–20 kGy was achieved using polynomial and linear functions. Experimental measurements were undertaken under varied temperature conditions (123–323 K) to study the dosimetric features of free radicals generated as a consequence of gamma irradiation. Furthermore, an investigation into the time dependency of signal intensity within the irradiated sample was conducted, with the objective of analyzing the long-term stability characteristics of the free radicals present.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":469,"journal":{"name":"Applied Magnetic Resonance","volume":"55 5","pages":"537 - 549"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139669551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}