基于目标场点法和流函数的磁共振有源匀场线圈设计方法

磁场均匀性是磁共振系统的重要参数,提高磁场均匀性有助于磁共振时域信号的检测和磁共振频域信号分辨率的改善.基于有源匀场连续电流密度分布的思想,采用目标场点法和流函数结合的方法设计匀场线圈,即由毕奥-萨伐尔定律确定磁场分布与电流密度的关系,约束线圈半径和设置约束点后,根据目标场分布逆向求解线圈平面的电流密度分布,再用流函数将电流密度分布离散化处理,得到匀场线圈的绕线位置分布.根据电磁仿真计算结果制作包含一阶与二阶匀场线圈应用于磁共振分析仪,实验验证表明该匀场线圈能有效地改善永磁体核磁共振系统磁场的均匀性.     

用于土壤水分测量的磁共振射频线圈宽频匹配方法

准确检测土壤水分对于改善农业用水管理至关重要.为了实现土壤水分的准确测量,本文设计了一种微型inside-out核磁共振（NMR）传感器（测量区域位于传感器周围）.其中磁体由三个轴向磁化的圆柱磁体组成,射频线圈由四个相同的弧面螺旋线圈串联组成.通过调整圆柱体之间的半径和高度,获得了一个圆周对称恒定梯度场.并利用宽频带匹配方法,增加射频线圈的激励区域,从而提高整体信噪比.将本文设计的传感器用于测量含水量不同的小颗粒沙土和大颗粒石英砂土壤模型样品的CPMG（Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill）信号,通过逆拉普拉斯变换获得了T₂分布谱,并将T₂谱峰面积与称重法获得的含水量进行了相关性分析,探讨了该传感器用于测量土壤水分的可行性.     

一种永磁磁共振中磁体涡流场的测量方法

磁共振成像（Magntic Resonance Imaging,MRI）技术是一种先进的医疗影像技术.在MRI系统中,通过梯度线圈电流快速切换方向,对待测区域施加梯度磁场,产生的梯度磁场会在其周围的金属体内激发出变化的涡旋电场,进而导致金属体内闭合的回路中产生对原来的梯度电流起抑制作用的感生电流,也就是我们所说的涡流.本文介绍了一种测量磁体涡流场的方法,结合电磁感应定律,设计了一种磁体涡流场测量装置,通过硬件采集以及软件处理的方法,将理想梯度场与实际磁场进行相减并将波形实时呈现,实验结果表明该方法可实现对磁体涡流场的测量.     

NMR永磁体精密温度控制器的设计与实现

低场核磁共振（low-field NMR）谱仪常采用钕铁硼（NdFeB）永磁体提供静磁场.NdFeB对温度非常敏感，磁体温度变化会引起磁场漂移，影响NMR实验的可靠性.为提高低场磁共振谱仪的稳定性，本文提出了一种基于双回路控制算法的磁共振永磁体精密温度控制方案，并在0.06 T磁共振谱仪上进行验证.结果表明：24 h内控温精度达到±0.005℃；相比无温控时，质子共振频率0.5 h内漂移量由255 Hz减小至15 Hz，24 h内漂移量由4 950 Hz减小至145 Hz，有效提高了低场磁共振谱仪永磁体的稳定性.     

基于边界元方法的超导核磁共振成像设备高阶轴向匀场线圈优化算法

在磁共振成像设备中,为了消除目标区域内的高阶谐波磁场分量,传统方法采用无源匀场,但该方法匀场精度较低,针对性较差,适用于全局匀场,而有源匀场则可以通过优化线圈分布来产生所需要的特定的磁场分布.但是,由于匀场线圈线型的复杂度会随着线圈阶数的增加而增加,难以满足设计需要,因此本文提出了一种用于磁共振成像超导匀场线圈系统的多变量非线性优化设计方法.该方法基于边界元方法,将匀场线圈所产生的磁场与目标磁场之间的偏差作为目标函数,线匝间距、线圈半径等作为约束条件,通过非线性优化算法,得到满足设计要求的线圈分布.通过一个中心磁场为0.5 T的开放式双平面磁共振成像超导轴向匀场线圈的设计案例,说明本方法具有计算效率高、灵活性好的特点.     

开放式线圈屏蔽高场超导MRI磁体的优化设计

提出了开放式高场线圈屏蔽超导MRI磁体的混合优化设计方法,所设计的开放式MRI磁体仅有2对超导线圈。首先采用ISIGHT集成有限元分析软件ANSYS,构成协同式集成优化设计平台,设计磁体的主线圈和屏蔽线圈;然后提出改进的电磁场形状优化方法,设计磁体的匀场铁环,最后通过MATLAB运行遗传算法调用ANSYS进一步优化成像区域(Diameter of Spherical Volume,DSV)的磁场不均匀度,以达到高质量成像的要求。通过一个1.2T的开放式MRI磁体的设计实例清楚地展示了这种优化方法。     

模拟匀场软件的设计与实现

描述了一个对核磁共振谱仪的匀场系统进行模拟的软件. 用户可以利用该软件脱离谱仪学习和掌握匀场的技术. 由于熟练掌握手工匀场的过程十分费时,核磁共振谱仪的机时又十分宝贵,所以该软件有很高的实用性. 该软件使用面向对象方法设计,用Visual C⁺⁺实现,用户界面简洁直观. 其核心对象CShimming以简洁的程序界面提供了对匀场模拟的支持,可自然地集成到我们设计的虚拟核磁共振谱仪软件中. 此外,该对象也可以代替匀场硬件,用于自动匀场程序的算法设计.     

一种可拆装式的脑外科手术用磁共振成像线圈

在临床磁共振成像(MRI)应用中,射频线圈的设计是非常关键的,针对不同的应用目的,合适的线圈能获得质量更好的图像. 有的应用需要线圈提供均匀性较好的射频场,而有的应用则需要线圈在特定区域内提供高的信噪比(SNR). 但是线圈很难同时得到好的射频场（B₁场）、空间均匀性和高的SNR,需要根据实际应用情况进行折衷设计. 针对MRI在脑外科手术中的应用特点,设计并制作了一种新颖的、适用于脑外科手术的MRI接收和发射共用射频线圈. 该线圈采用可分拆式结构,在脑外科手术支架上可以进行反复组装和拆卸,减少了MRI对医生手术的影响. 仿真结果和人体成像实验表明,该线圈能产生均匀的射频场、有较高的SNR和较大的成像范围,满足脑外科手术的需要.     

15 T高场复合超导磁体低温实验研究

大孔径高均匀度高场磁体是进行超导材料性能测试的必要条件之一.本文主要介绍了15 T高场复合超导磁体的低温励磁实验与结果.该磁体包括两个高性能Nb3Sn线圈、一个ITER Nb3Sn线圈和一个NbTi线圈,分别处于磁体的高、中、低场部分.磁体外径329.9 mm,高度401.44 mm,中心孔径77.5 mm,磁体中心磁场测量值14.94 T,轴向磁场(98％)均匀区测量长度55 mm,超过了磁体设计指标要求的40 mm,测试结果满足设计要求.     

一体化NMR波谱仪梯度-场频联锁-匀场系统设计

介绍一体化核磁共振波谱仪梯度-场频联锁-匀场系统的设计方案. 该方案使用嵌入式以太网、FPGA(Field Programmable Gate Array,现场可编程门阵列)、EMI(External Memory Interface, 外部存储器接口)和高速串行总线等技术构建了基于以太网的通信系统和使用并行运算的控制系统, 并具备CAN(Controller Area Network,控制器局域网)总线通信的能力. 梯度放大器通过LVDS(Low-Voltage Differential Signaling,低压差分信号传输)接口与主控系统的梯度波形发生器连接,实现与谱仪工作站的交互. 系统采用插板式结构和通用性电路的设计方法,具有很好的扩展能力和适应性,能够满足不同谱仪的需求. 系统在11.7 T(500 MHz)NMR系统中进行了有效的锁场、匀场和梯度特性的测试,证明了该方案的可行性.     

Active ferromagnetic shimming of the permanent magnet for magnetic resonance imaging scanner

This paper presents an approach of active ferromagnetic shimming for C-type permanent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnet.It is designed to reduce inhomogeneity of magnetostatic field of C-type permanent magnet to meet the stringent requirement for MRI applications.An optimal configuration (locations and thicknesses) of active ferromagnetic pieces is generated through calculation according to the initial field map and the demanded final homogeneity specifications.This approach uses a minimisation technique which makes the sum of squared magnetic moment minimum to restrict the amount of the active ferromagnetic material used and the maximal thickness of pieces stacked at each hole location in the shimming boards.Simulation and experimental results verify that the method is valid and efficient.     

Portable, low-cost NMR with laser-lathe lithography produced microcoils

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is unsurpassed in its ability to non-destructively probe chemical identity. Portable, low-cost NMR sensors would enable on-site identification of potentially hazardous substances, as well as the study of samples in a variety of industrial applications. Recent developments in RF microcoil construction (i.e. coils much smaller than the standard 5mm NMR RF coils), have dramatically increased NMR sensitivity and decreased the limits-of-detection (LOD). We are using advances in laser pantographic microfabrication techniques, unique to LLNL, to produce RF microcoils for field deployable, high sensitivity NMR-based detectors. This same fabrication technique can be used to produce imaging coils for MRI as well as for standard hardware shimming or "ex-situ" shimming of field inhomogeneities typically associated with inexpensive magnets. This paper describes a portable NMR system based on the use of a 2 kg hand-held permanent magnet, laser-fabricated microcoils, and a compact spectrometer. The main limitations for such a system are the low resolution and sensitivity associated with the low field values and quality of small permanent magnets, as well as the lack of large amounts of sample of interest in most cases. The focus of the paper is on the setting up of this system, initial results, sensitivity measurements, discussion of the limitations and future plans. The results, even though preliminary, are promising and provide the foundation for developing a portable, inexpensive NMR system for chemical analysis. Such a system will be ideal for chemical identification of trace substances on site.     

Shim coil design for Halbach magnet by equivalent magnetic dipole method

Low-field nuclear magnetic resonance magnet(2 MHz) is required for rock core analysis. However, due to its low field strength, it is hard to achieve a high uniform B_0 field only by using the passive shimming. Therefore, active shimming is necessarily used to further improve uniformity for Halbach magnet. In this work, an equivalent magnetic dipole method is presented for designing shim coils. The minimization of the coil power dissipation is considered as an optimal object to minimize coil heating effect, and the deviation from the target field is selected as a penalty function term. The lsqnonlin optimization toolbox of MATLAB is used to solve the optimization problem. Eight shim coils are obtained in accordance with the contour of the stream function. We simulate each shim coil by ANSYS Maxwell software to verify the validity of the designed coils. Measurement results of the field distribution of these coils are consistent with those of the target fields.The uniformity of the B_0 field is improved from 114.2 ppm to 26.9 ppm after using these shim coils.     

Combined passive and active shimming for in vivo MR spectroscopy at high magnetic fields

The use of high magnetic fields increases the sensitivity and spectral dispersion in magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) of brain metabolites. Practical limitations arise, however, from susceptibility-induced field distortions, which are increased at higher magnetic field strengths. Solutions to this problem include optimized shimming, provided that active, i.e., electronic, shimming can operate over a sufficient range. To meet our shim requirements, which were an order of magnitude greater than the active shim capacity of our 7T MR system, we developed a combined passive and active shim approach. Simple geometries of ferromagnetic shim elements were derived and numerically optimized to generate a complete set of second-order spherical harmonic shim functions in a modular manner. The major goals of the shim design were maximization of shim field accuracy and ease of practical implementation. The theoretically optimized ferro-shim geometries were mounted on a cylindrical surface and placed inside the magnet bore, surrounding the subject's head and the RF coil. Passive shimming generated very strong shim fields and eliminated the worst of the field distortions, after which the field was further optimized by flexible and highly accurate active shimming. Here, the passive-shimming procedure was first evaluated theoretically, then applied in phantom studies and subsequently validated for in vivo 1H MRS in the macaque visual cortex. No artifacts due to the passive shim setup were observed; adjustments were reproducible between sessions. The modularity and the reduction to two pieces per shim term in this study is an important simplification that makes the method applicable also for passive shimming within single sessions. The feasibility of very strong, flexible and high-quality shimming via a combined approach of passive and active shimming is of great practical relevance for MR imaging and spectroscopy at high field strengths where shim power is limited or where shimming of specific anatomical regions inherently requires strong shim fields.     

Development of a temperature-variable magnetic resonance imaging system using a 1.0T yokeless permanent magnet

A temperature variable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system has been developed using a 1.0 T permanent magnet. A permanent magnet, gradient coils, radiofrequency coil, and shim coil were installed in a temperature variable thermostatic bath. First, the variation in the magnetic field inhomogeneity with temperature was measured. The inhomogeneity has a specific spatial symmetry, which scales linearly with temperature, and a single-channel shim coil was designed to compensate for the inhomogeneity. The inhomogeneity was drastically reduced by shimming over a wide range of temperature from −5 °C to 45 °C. MR images of an okra pod acquired at different temperatures demonstrated the high potential of the system for visualizing thermally sensitive properties.     

强流回旋加速器综合试验装置的磁场测量与垫补

强流回旋加速器综合试验装置的主体是一台紧凑型回旋加速器, 加速器主磁铁材料的不均匀性, 磁铁加工和安装的非理想因素将引起中心平面的磁场的非理想分布, 因此有必要对其中心平面的磁场进行测量和垫补. 本文主要讲述该综合试验装置的霍尔感应磁场测量系统的设计和使用;通过磁场测量数据分析进行镶条的再加工, 最终实现对等时性磁场和束流的纵向聚焦的垫补;研究与实践了一种对磁场一次谐波进行垫补的方法, 垫补的结果满足了设计的要求.     

3-Methylglutaric acid as a 13C solid-state NMR standard

The calibration of a solid-state NMR spectrometer requires setting the magic angle, setting the reference and decoupler frequencies, ensuring that the magnetic field is homogeneous across the sample volume, optimizing the signal-to-noise ratio, determining the pi/2 pulse durations, and optimizing the Hartman-Hahn matching condition. Each task has one or more widely accepted standards, such as potassium bromide for setting the magic angle, adamantane for optimizing magnet homogeneity, and hexamethylbenzene or glycine for measuring the signal-to-noise ratio. We show that all of these tasks can be performed using 3-methylglutaric acid (MGA). In the case of high-powered decoupling, the CH(2) and CH carbon peaks of MGA provide an opportunity to evaluate the decoupling in a manner that is superior to any of the commonly used standard compounds. Thus, MGA can be used as a single solid-state NMR standard compound to perform all calibration steps except for magnet shimming.     

3-Methylglutaric acid as a 13C solid-state NMR standard

The calibration of a solid-state NMR spectrometer requires setting the magic angle, setting the reference and decoupler frequencies, ensuring that the magnetic field is homogeneous across the sample volume, optimizing the signal-to-noise ratio, determining the π/2 pulse durations, and optimizing the Hartman–Hahn matching condition. Each task has one or more widely accepted standards, such as potassium bromide for setting the magic angle, adamantane for optimizing magnet homogeneity, and hexamethylbenzene or glycine for measuring the signal-to-noise ratio. We show that all of these tasks can be performed using 3-methylglutaric acid (MGA). In the case of high-powered decoupling, the CH₂ and CH carbon peaks of MGA provide an opportunity to evaluate the decoupling in a manner that is superior to any of the commonly used standard compounds. Thus, MGA can be used as a single solid-state NMR standard compound to perform all calibration steps except for magnet shimming.     

Practical aspects involved in the design and set up of a 0.15 T, 6-coil resistive magnet, whole body NMR imaging facility

Many technical and logistical questions must be addressed when planning the installation of an NMR imaging system. These considerations become particularly significant when the facility is being established within an existing medical center complex. This paper presents a report on the practical aspects and experience obtained in siting a 6-coil 0.15 T resistive magnet system. The topics discussed include: floor loading; ferromagnetic environment; the effect of iron on the magnet field strength and homogeneity characteristics; shimming procedures; temperature stability requirements; rf shielding; and effects of the magnetic field on common medical instrumentation and magnetic media. It was found that the field shift as a function of the distance of a steel mass from the center of the magnet exhibited an (1/r)^5.2±0.5 to (1/r)^4.2±0.3 dependence for axial and radial positions respectively which, as expected, is somewhat weaker than the (1/r)⁶ dependence expected by point dipole approximations. Field distortions caused by the presence of ferromagnetic material in radial positions may be essentially fully compensated with first order transverse shim coils (most conveniently, the x and y imaging gradient coils could be used). Axially distributed material requires, in addition to first order z-gradient correction, higher order axial shim compensation. The temperature stability of the magnet system over the scan period must be better than 0.2°C to insure that temperature-induced field fluctuations are less than the intrinsic static inhomogeneity: and, ideally, below 0.01°C to reduce these fluctuations to less than those caused by power supply instability.     

基于虚拟样机的回旋加速器主磁铁设计与修正

 磁铁设计对于等时性回旋加速器极为关键。磁场分布需要满足粒子等时性加速和粒子径向、轴向聚集要求，同时避免危险的横向共振。提出了一种计算机辅助的自动化磁铁设计、建模和修正的方法，该方法在基于Python混合编程的虚拟样机集成设计环境中实现。详细描述了利用3维电磁场仿真软件TOSCA和自主开发的粒子束跟踪软件PTP对磁铁的优化过程，并给出了一个16 MeV负氢紧凑型回旋加速器的主磁铁设计实例。