Magnetic Resonance Sensors

Abstract

Magnetic Resonance finds countless applications, from spectroscopy to imaging, routinely in almost all research and medical institutions across the globe. It is also becoming more frequently used for specific applications in which the whole instrument and system is designed for a dedicated application. With beginnings in borehole logging for the petro-chemical industry Magnetic Resonance sensors have been applied to fields as varied as online process monitoring for food manufacture and medical point of care diagnostics. This great diversity is seeing exciting developments in magnetic resonance sensing technology published in application specific journals where they are often not seen by the wider sensor community. It is clear that there is enormous interest in magnetic resonance sensors which represents a significant growth area. The aim of this special edition of Sensors was to address the wide distribution of relevant articles by providing a forum to disseminate cutting edge research in this field in a single open source publication.[...]

A Low Cost Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry Sensor

“…Additionally, their size means that it is impractical to take them into the field where many interesting experiments can be conducted. Their inner diameter (often referred to as the bore diameter) typically requires samples to be collected from their environment in order to perform laboratory testing [1].…”

“…It requires much smaller apparatus and is able to operate at lower field strengths and is therefore generally much cheaper. Due to this, MR sensors of this type have the application of being taken into the field to record data in situ [1].…”