Effect of soil total iron on magnetic resonance image quality

1 December 1991

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Vol. 22 (19-20) , 1941-1948
https://doi.org/10.1080/00103629109368548

Abstract

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) provides intriguing opportunities for studying soil organisms and plant roots. However, the usefulness of MRI is sometimes limited by iron fractions which interfere with image quality. Data were collected which quantified hydrogen MR image intensity versus concentration of total iron in selected soils. It is suggested that one compare MRI signal intensity of water in a standard material such as purified quartz and in the natural soil of interest when doing quantitative hydrogen MRI studies involving soil plants or other organisms.

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