Applications of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Materials Research

Abstract

This review article deals with the applications of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to materials. The authors have attempted to perform a thorough review of the current literature. The articles examined span the period mainly from January 1989 to June 1993. The authors used CAS on-line and Science Citation Index on CD-ROM as their main sources of references using numerous key words for the searches. The authors also assume a basic knowledge on the part of the reader of NMR and h4R.I. For the novice reader or someone who would like more background on NMR theory, the authors suggest, T. C. Farrar's book Pulse h'MR (Farragut Press) and E. D. Becker's book High Resolution M R (Academic Press). For information regarding MRI and microscopy, the reader is referred to a book by F. W. Wehrli entitled Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (VCH) and a book by B. Blumich and W. Kuhn entitled Magnetic Resonance Microscopy (VCH). A book by Ernst, Bodenhausen, and Wokaun called Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in One- and Two-Dimensions is another valuable resource.