METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH RESOLUTION PHYSIOLOGICAL IMAGING OF NEURONS

摘要

In accordance with disclosed embodiments, very high magnetic gradients and magnetic slew are applied to magnetizable particle imaging in order to realize high spatial resolution. A preferred method for describing the distribution of neurons in living tissue without causing unpleasant stimulation comprises: imposing a magnetic gradient on the tissue within a short transition time, and assessing the spatial distribution or orientation of previously introduced magnetizable particles with a spatial resolution better than 500 microns.