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A piezoelectric respiratory monitor for in vivo nmr
Author(s) -
McKibben Charlton K.,
Reo Nicholas V.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
magnetic resonance in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.696
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1522-2594
pISSN - 0740-3194
DOI - 10.1002/mrm.1910270213
Subject(s) - in vivo , nuclear magnetic resonance , pulse (music) , detector , piezoelectricity , respiratory system , gating , magnetic resonance imaging , computer science , physics , materials science , biomedical engineering , acoustics , medicine , neuroscience , telecommunications , biology , anatomy , radiology , microbiology and biotechnology
This report describes a simple electronic device employing a piezoelectric element which serves as a sensitive detector of motion. The device is useful as a monitor of respiratory motion for nuclear magnetic resonance animal experiments in vivo. It can also provide a trigger pulse for respiratory gating experiments.