A CMOS NMR needle for probing brain physiology with high spatial and temporal resolution

Nat Methods. 2020 Jan;17(1):64-67. doi: 10.1038/s41592-019-0640-3. Epub 2019 Nov 25.

Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy are versatile methods for probing brain physiology, but their intrinsically low sensitivity limits the achievable spatial and temporal resolution. Here, we introduce a monolithically integrated NMR-on-a-chip needle that combines an ultra-sensitive 300 µm NMR coil with a complete NMR transceiver, enabling in vivo measurements of blood oxygenation and flow in nanoliter volumes at a sampling rate of 200 Hz.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Flow Velocity
  • Brain / blood supply*
  • Brain / physiology*
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / instrumentation*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods*
  • Male
  • Oxygen / metabolism*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Substances

  • Oxygen