Abstract #1168

Detection of Changes in Quadrupolar Peaks by FFC-MRI in Skeletal Muscle

Lionel M. Broche¹, Henning Wackerhage², David J. Lurie¹

¹ABIC, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom; ²School of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

Field-cycling MRI is a novel technique that involves changing the main magnetic field in an MRI scanner during the pulse sequence. Among others, it allows the measurement of interactions between water protons and ¹⁴N quadrupolar moments from proteins in tissues in vivo.