Multiplexing technique for nanoscale magnetic resonance
imaging (nanoMRI) developed by researchers in Switzerland cuts normal scan time
from two weeks to two days
(May 26, 2015) NanoMRI
is a scanning technique that produces nondestructive, high-resolution 3-D
images of nanoscale objects, and it promises to become a powerful tool for
researchers and companies exploring the shape and function of biological
materials such as viruses and cells in much the same way as clinical MRI today
enables investigation of whole tissues in the human body.
Producing images with near-atomic resolution, however, is
immensely difficult and time-consuming. A single nanoMRI scan can require weeks
to complete.