Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lab Report

Topic: Magnetic resonance imaging
Introduction:
Nuclear magnetic resonance which is nuclei absorb and re-emit electromagnetic radiation phenomenon under a magnetic field. Actually, all elements’ nuclei are electrically charged and spin with different energy level to behave like a magnet. When it is at lower energy which will generate a magnetic field in the direction of the external magnetic field and opposite direction with spin at higher energy. The energy difference between them will correspond to radio frequency called the nuclear magnetic moment. This energy gap refers specific frequency which depends on properties of the isotope of the atoms and the strength of the magnetic field. For example, NMR active nuclei (such as 1H or 13C) which

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