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Ultra-low field (ULF) MRI is a promising method for inexpensive medical imaging with various additional advantages over conventional instruments such as low weight, low power, portability, absence of artifacts from metals, and high…

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A recently introduced tuning-dressed scheme makes a Bell and Bloom magnetometer suited to detect weak variations of a radio-frequency (RF) magnetic field. We envisage the application of such innovative detection scheme as an alternative (or…

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Optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) provides ultrasensitive means to detect and image a small number of electron and nuclear spins, down to the single spin level with nanoscale resolution. Despite the significant recent progress in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-23 Aharon Blank , Guy Shapiro , Ran Fischer , Paz London , David Gershoni

We demonstrate electromagnetic induction imaging with an unshielded, portable radio-frequency atomic magnetometer scanning over the target object. This configuration satisfies standard requirements in typical applications, from security…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2021-07-28 Cameron Deans , Yuval Cohen , Han Yao , Benjamin Maddox , Antonio Vigilante , Ferruccio Renzoni

We propose a radical advance in Magnetic Resonance Imaging. MRI remains slow because it requires successive applications of magnetic field gradients to encode for spatial location. Parallel MRI accelerates imaging by permitting…

Medical Physics · Physics 2018-09-19 Michael Hutchinson , Ulrich Raff , Luis Osorio

The sensitive detection of either static or radio-frequency \textsc{(rf)} magnetic fields is essential to many fundamental studies and applications. Here, we demonstrate the operation of a cold-atom-based, \textsc{rf} magnetometer in…

Ultra-Low Field (ULF) MRI scanners offer a portable and cost-effective alternative to conventional MRI systems, but require careful calibration to compensate for reduced magnetic field strength and signal quality. In this paper, we present…

Medical Physics · Physics 2025-05-01 Jonathan W. Morris

We report on a compact, tunable, and scalable to large arrays imaging device, based on a radio-frequency optically pumped atomic magnetometer operating in magnetic induction tomography modality. Imaging of conductive objects is performed at…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-03-11 Cameron Deans , Luca Marmugi , Sarah Hussain , Ferruccio Renzoni

We report on the use of radio-frequency optical atomic magnetometers for magnetic induction tomography measurements. We demonstrate the imaging of dummy targets of varying conductivities placed in the proximity of the sensor, in an…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-05-04 Cameron Deans , Luca Marmugi , Sarah Hussain , Ferruccio Renzoni

Ultra-low-field (ULF, <0.1 T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems offer advantages in cost, portability, and accessibility, but their current utility is still limited by low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Deep learning (DL)-based…

Recent innovations in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) hardware and software have reignited interest in low-field ($<1\,\mathrm{T}$) and ultra-low-field MRI ($<0.1\,\mathrm{T}$). These technologies offer advantages such as lower power…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-30 Andreas Kofler , Dongyue Si , David Schote , Rene M Botnar , Christoph Kolbitsch , Claudia Prieto

Recent developments in low-field (LF) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems present remarkable opportunities for affordable and widespread MRI access. A robust denoising method to overcome the intrinsic low signal-noise-ratio (SNR)…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-01 Zheren Zhu , Azaan Rehman , Xiaozhi Cao , Congyu Liao , Yoo Jin Lee , Michael Ohliger , Hui Xue , Yang Yang

We describe our research programme on the use of atomic magnetometers to detect conductive objects via electromagnetic induction. The extreme sensitivity of atomic magnetometers at low frequencies, up to seven orders of magnitude higher…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-05-09 Sarah Hussain , Luca Marmugi , Cameron Deans , Ferruccio Renzoni

Ultrahigh-field (UHF) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), i.e., 7T MRI, provides superior anatomical details of internal brain structures owing to its enhanced signal-to-noise ratio and susceptibility-induced contrast. However, the widespread…

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We present a method for absolute calibration of received radio-frequency in the ultra low frequency (ULF), and very low frequency (VLF) range. This is achieved with the use of a radio frequency optically pumped magnetometer (RF-OPM). We…

Optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) have emerged as a powerful technique for high-resolution magnetic field imaging. However, achieving sub-millimeter spatial resolution at sub-picotesla sensitivities ($\mathrm{< 1\,pT/\sqrt{Hz}}$)…

Current magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) requires the subject to remain stationary to limit motion artifacts and avoid unwanted field-induced brain stimulation. However, imaging during large-scale motion could enable studies in which motion…

Ultra-low-field (ULF) MRI offers portable and low-cost imaging but suffers from poor image quality. To address this, we present our submission to the 2025 ULF Enhancement Challenge (ULF-EnC), where the goal is to synthesise high-field-like…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-28 James Grover , Andrew Phair , Michael Ferraro , David E. J. Waddington

Electromagnetic induction imaging with atomic magnetometers has disclosed unprecedented domains for imaging, from security screening to material characterization. However, applications to low-conductivity specimens -- most notably for…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-09-02 Luca Marmugi , Cameron Deans , Ferruccio Renzoni

Mobile medical imaging devices are invaluable for clinical diagnostic purposes both in and outside healthcare institutions. Among the various imaging modalities, only a few are readily portable. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the gold…

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