Ultra-Low Magnetic Resonance Imaging System
January 1, 2008Los Alamos National Laboratory Engineering, 2007-08
Liaison(s): Michelle Espy
Advisor(s): Bob Schaffer
Students(s): Zack Rubin (TL), Anu Kohli, Kenny Quinn (S), Andy Wong (S), Andrew Lawrence (F), Jon Lake (F)
Design and construct an ultra-low field magnetic resonance imaging (ULF MRI) system. The ULF MRI includes measurement, longitudinal and transverse gradient coils, a supportive structure and an adjustable bed for the test patient. All coils must produce magnetic fields that vary less than 1% from the nominal field within a human head-sized volume.