Title :
Roles for magnetic resonance imaging in process tomography
Author :
Hall, Laurance D.
Author_Institution :
Cambridge Univ. Sch. of Clinical Med., UK
fDate :
4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This brief article based solely on work from the author´s own studies provides a strategic overview of the potential of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for gaining insight to facets of process engineering which involve fluids. Briefly, MRI is a noninvasive method for quantitating in three dimensions the mass transport of proton-containing fluids within vessels that are optically opaque but transparent to radiowaves and magnetic fields; it can also be used to map many chemical processes (pH, REDOX) and the temperature of aqueous systems. As a result it has huge potential for biotechnology and medical engineering.
Keywords :
flow visualisation; magnetic resonance imaging; process monitoring; tomography; transport processes; aqueous system temperature; biotechnology; chemical process mapping; fluid flow; magnetic resonance imaging; mass fluid transport; medical engineering; noninvasive method; particle settling; process engineering; process tomography; proton-containing fluids; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Biotechnology; Chemical processes; Magnetic fields; Magnetic liquids; Magnetic resonance imaging; Temperature; Tomography; Dialysis; MRI; filtration; fluid flow; mixing; particle settling; temperature;
Journal_Title :
Sensors Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JSEN.2005.843901
