Title :
Testing Capability Improvement of NMR Interface
Author :
Lay-Ekuakille, Aimé ; Trotta, Amerigo ; Vendramin, Giuseppe
Author_Institution :
Dipt. d´´Ingegneria dell´´Innovazione, Lecce Univ.
Abstract :
A nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) instrumentation is a complex apparatus that uses a magnetic field generated by a permanent magnet, gradient of magnetic field generated by coil and radiofrequency signal. The above set must be synchronized in order to produce images of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). The aim of this paper is to describe an implementation of an interface that allows a severe protection of NMR instrumentation from data troubleshoots and network failures. A control protocol has been developed and an electronic card has been also realized in laboratory
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; biomedical NMR; computer networks; data communication; failure analysis; microcontrollers; NMR instrumentation; biomedical MRI; coil; data troubleshoots; electronic card; magnetic resonance imaging; microcontroller; network failure; nuclear magnetic resonance; permanent magnet; radiofrequency signal; Coils; Instruments; Magnetic fields; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Nuclear power generation; Permanent magnets; Radio frequency; Signal generators; Testing; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; biomedical instrumentation; failure measurement; microcontroller;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2006. IMTC 2006. Proceedings of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9359-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1091-5281
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2006.328536
