Magnetic susceptibility measurement of insoluble solids by NMR: Magnetic susceptibility of bone.
- 1 April 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
- Vol. 37 (4) , 494-500
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.1910370404
Abstract
Measurements of the volume magnetic susceptibility of solids using the classical Gouy balance approach are hampered by variations in apparent density of the packed powder. In this paper a quantitative NMR measurement of the volume magnetic susceptibility of powdered solids is described and the volume susceptibility of bone is reported. The technique is based on the measurement of changes in incremental linewidth (1/πT2′) induced in a marker fluid whose susceptibility can be predictably modified by changing the composition, such as by addition of a soluble diamagnetic compound. The spectroscopic linewidth of the marker fluid is determined by the susceptibility difference between the fluid and the suspended solid. Changes in the linewidth are accompanied by bulk magnetic susceptibility induced frequency shifts in the fluid resonance. Correlating the two dependencies allows measurement of the absolute volume susceptibility of the solid. The susceptibility of bovine rib bone was found to be −0.90 ± 0.02 × − 10−6 (CGS) confirming previous estimates which suggested bone to be more diamagnetic than the marrow constituents. Knowledge of the susceptibility of bone is relevant in view of the growing interest in MRI osteodensitometric techniques.Keywords
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