Based on our current laboratory instrumentation, we have the ability to perform the following measurements. Other capabilities exist with our consortium members. Please contact us for specific details.

• Diffusion Coefficients
  

  	Isotropic	Anisotropic
  Nuclei	H-1, C-13, P-31, N-14	H-1
  D	10-4 to 10-8 cm2/s	10-4 to 10-8 cm2/s
  Sample Size	5 mm	5 mm
  Temperature	-50 to 200 oC	-50 to 200 oC

• Imaging
  

  Field Strength (Bo)	1.5 T	7 T
  Field of VIew (FOV)	4 - 40 cm	5 mm
  Nuclei	H	H*
  Pixel Size	160 m	20 m
  Sequences	SE, Grad. Echo, FSE, IR MRA, D, EPI	SE, IR

  * Other nuclei available on request.

• MRI and NMR Radio Frequency Coil Tuning
  Tune NMR imaging or spectroscopy coil.
  Frequency Range: 5 to 500 MHz
  Impedance: 50 or 75 Ohms

• MRI and NMR Radio Frequency Coil Construction
  Design and build a radio frequency RF coil for NMR imaging or spectroscopy in the 5 to 300 MHz range.

• High Resolution NMR Spectroscopy
  

  Field Strength (Bo)	7 T (300 MHz)
  Sample Size	5 mm
  Nuclei	H-1, C-13, P-31, N-14
  Temperature	-50 to 200 oC
  1-D Pulse Sequences*	90-FID, SE, IR, decoupling
  2-D Pulse Sequences*	COSY
  Phase	Liquid

  * These are a few of the routine sequences. Other sequences are available on request.

• Radio Frequency Magnetic Field Mapping
  Map the transmit and receive radio frequency magnetic field distribution in an MRI coil.
  Spatial resolution = 0.004 of largest coil dimension
  Field resolution = 0.01 of largest field value

• Spin-Lattice Relaxation Time (T1)
  Analysis: monoexponential, biexponential, multiexponential, and principal component
  

  Field Strength (Bo)	0.75 T	1.5 T	7 T
  Maximum*	10 s	3 s	10 s
  Minimum*	10 ms	100 ms	10 ms
  Nuclei	H	H	H + others
  Temperature	RT	5 to 50 oC	-50 to 200 oC
  Analysis	ROI	ROI & Image	ROI

  * - Signal strength dependent
  ROI - Region of Interest

• Spin-Spin Relaxation Time (T2)
  Analysis: monoexponential, biexponential, multiexponential, and principal component
  

  Field Strength (Bo)	0.75 T	1.5 T	7 T
  Maximum*	1 s	1 s	1 s
  Minimum*	1 ms	10 ms	1 ms
  Nuclei	H	H	H + others
  Temperature	RT	5 to 50 oC	-50 to 200 oC
  Analysis	ROI	ROI & Image	ROI

  * - Signal strength dependent
  ROI - Region of Interest

• Dielectric Constant & Resistivity
  Measure the relative dielectric constant and resistivity of liquids and gells.
  Frequency Range = 100 kHz - 200 MHz
  Minimum Sample Volume = 5 ml