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The Design and Construction of a NMR Microscopy Probe
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EngineeringMicroscopyMagnetic ResonanceMolecular BiologySmall ObjectsBiomedical EngineeringProton NmrMicroscopy MethodElectron Paramagnetic ResonanceNmr Microscopy ProbeNuclear MedicineBiophysicsRadiologyNovel Rf AssemblyMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopySpectroscopyScanning Probe MicroscopyBiomedical ImagingDynamic Nuclear PolarizationMedicineNuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
The design and construction of a probe for proton NMR microimaging studies of small objects, in particular single cells less than 1 mm in diameter, at 8.5 T is described. The probe incorporates a novel RF assembly and novel semishielded quadrupolar gradient coils. The design criteria are discussed and some preliminary results presented.