Matteo Bascelli1, Antonietta Fracassi2, Leonardo Adamo Pajewski1, Antonello Sotgiu2, Marcello Alecci2
1Department CICM, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy; 2Department SdS, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
Here we report the combined use of MRS and MRI at 2.35 T to study the microscopic structure of single alginate gel beads. We show that beads of about 3 mm in diameter present T2 map heterogeneity that can be attributed to polymer concentration gradients.