@article{oai:tsukuba.repo.nii.ac.jp:00025833, author = {寺田, 康彦 and 巨瀬, 勝美 and Terada, Y. and Tamada, D. and Kose, K.}, issue = {2}, journal = {Journal of magnetic resonance}, month = {Oct}, note = {A temperature variable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system has been developed using a 1.0 T permanent magnet. A permanent magnet, gradient coils, radiofrequency coil, and shim coil were installed in a temperature variable thermostatic bath. First, the variation in the magnetic field inhomogeneity with temperature was measured. The inhomogeneity has a specific spatial symmetry, which scales linearly with temperature, and a single-channel shim coil was designed to compensate for the inhomogeneity. The inhomogeneity was drastically reduced by shimming over a wide range of temperature from −5 °C to 45 °C. MR images of an okra pod acquired at different temperatures demonstrated the high potential of the system for visualizing thermally sensitive properties.}, pages = {355--361}, title = {Development of a temperature-variable magnetic resonance imaging system using a 1.0 T yokeless permanent magnet}, volume = {212}, year = {2011} }