A portable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system and methods, involving a magnet configured to generate a magnetic field, the magnet being a portable magnet transportable on a cart, and at least one coil assembly disposed in relation to the magnet, the at least one coil assembly having at least one gradient coil.

The present disclosure relates to an insert system for performing positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. The insert system can be reversibly installed to an existing system, such that PET functionality can be introduced into the existing system without the need to significantly modify the existing system. The present disclosure also relates to a multi-modality imaging system capable for conducting both PET imaging and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The PET and MRI imaging can be performed simultaneously or sequentially, while the performance of neither imaging modality is compromised for the operation of the other imaging modality.

A cross-modal interface includes a multi-modal sensor configured to concurrently receive multiple input signals with each input signal being provided from a different imaging modality and in response thereto providing a single cross-modal output signal to processing circuitry which processes the single cross-modal output signal provided thereto and generates an output comprising information obtained or otherwise derived from each of or a combination of the different imaging modalities.

The object of the present invention is to provide a small-sized metal detection sensor for detecting fine metal contaminants, using an electromagnetic induction detection technique. A metal detection sensor for 20 detecting metal 14 contained in an object under inspection moving through a passageway 18 comprises: magnets 24, 26 generating static magnetic field; and a coil 30 for detecting a magnetic field 28 generated by the metal 14. The magnets 24, 26 are located outside of the coil 30 along its axial direction, and the coil 30 is located outside of the magnets 24, 26 along the axial direction connecting the N poles and the S poles of the magnets 24, 26. The magnets 24, 26 are opposed to the coil 30.

A magnetic resonance imaging system is provided. The system includes a solenoid magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field and an annular coil assembly housed within at least a portion of the solenoid magnet. The coil assembly includes a gradient coil, wherein the annular coil assembly has an aperture formed therein.

Embodiments of the invention provide an arrangement where a small detection coil of an NQR system is mounted on the end of a carrier such as a prodder stick, and is then carried by the carrier into the very near vicinity of, and more particularly for example into contact with, a possible target explosive device. Because the detection coil is brought into contact with or into the very near vicinity of the target, the transmitted NQR signals, and the resultant QR response, can be much lower power, to the extent that such a system can be made fully man-portable, and also be much lower cost to manufacture. As a consequence, NQR explosive detections systems may be deployed in larger numbers than has heretofore been possible, thus increasing the certainty of, and hence safety, of landmine detection, and improving clearance rates.

Disclosed herein are a continuous scanning method using signal shielding and an apparatus for the continuous scanning method. The continuous scanning method includes producing a magnetic field on consecutively input samples by applying a signal to an excitation solenoid coil, blocking signal detection in a partial region so that only one harmonic peak is detected by a detection solenoid coil, which is a differential coil, using a magnetic field produced by at least one magnet, and sequentially detecting one harmonic peak in the samples based on the detection solenoid coil, and performing scanning of nanomagnetic particles on respective samples based on a signal for the detected harmonic peak.

A magnetic resonance signal detection module includes an insulator block having a coil mounting section including a through hole serving as a detection hole into which a sample container is inserted. A low-frequency coil is provided on an inner surface of the through hole. A high-frequency primary resonator is embedded in the coil mounting section so as to surround the low-frequency coil.

A liquid-state nuclear-magnetic-resonance measurement cell includes a reservoir for a liquid medium; a fluidic circuit connected to the reservoir and comprising a measurement chamber; a gas injector opening into the fluidic circuit, at a distance from the measurement chamber; and a coil encircling the measurement chamber; wherein it also comprises at least one capacitive element forming, with the coil, an electromagnetic resonator; and in that it has a shape allowing its introduction into a nuclear-magnetic-resonance probe in replacement of an assembly formed by a nuclear-magnetic-resonance tube and a spinner bearing the tube, the coil encircling the measurement chamber being then positioned so as to couple by induction to at least one radiofrequency coil of the probe. Nuclear-magnetic-resonance measurement system comprising such a measurement cell. Magnetic-resonance measurement method using such a cell is also provided.

In a multi-channel array coil used as an RF coil of an MRI apparatus, even when magnetic coupling occurs between the respective sub-coils, it is possible to suppress the influence of a current flowing through the sub-coil of a coupling counterpart to maintain the desired sensitivity and suppress deterioration of image quality. Therefor, even when magnetic coupling occurs between sub-coils constituting the multi-channel array coil used as the RF coil of the MRI apparatus, the sub-coils are connected to a signal processing circuit so that a phase difference between a rotating magnetic field generated by the influence of a current flowing through the sub-coil of the coupling counterpart and a rotating magnetic field generated by the sub-coil is less than 90 degrees.