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A Low-Field P-31 Nmr Spectrometer To Measure Bone Mineral In The Human Wrist, Joseph Battocletti, Thomas Meyers, Robert Scheidt
A Low-Field P-31 Nmr Spectrometer To Measure Bone Mineral In The Human Wrist, Joseph Battocletti, Thomas Meyers, Robert Scheidt
Robert Scheidt
Nuclear magnetic resonance phosphorus spectroscopy (NMRS) is a method of measuring the mineral content of bone as a diagnostic tool for osteoporosis. A description is given of the design and construction of a low-field spectrometer for the human wrist. It uses a small-size permanent magnet of neodymium-iron-boron. The questions of whether a low-field spectrometer is sensitive enough to measure the phosphorus mineral content of bone and to what extent the phosphorus in soft tissue affects the measurement of bone mass are discussed