"Magnetisation transfer (MT) imaging is an MRI technique that can be used to exploit the contrast between tissues where 1H protons are present in three states1:"
"To assess MT, an off-resonance RF pulse is applied at a different frequency to the Larmor frequency of free-water protons1. This pulse saturates protons bound to macromolecules but not those in free water. The saturated macromolecule-bound protons partially transfer their magnetisation to protons in the hydration layer and free water. Some free water protons thus become saturated. When another radiofrequency pulse is applied, this time at the Larmor frequency of the free-water protons, the signal from the free water is reduced due to the pre-saturation of some free-water protons. The difference between the signals achieved with and without the off-resonance pulse can be compared and is referred to as the Magnetisation Transfer Ratio (MTR)."
"To assess MT, an off-resonance RF pulse is applied at a different frequency to the Larmor frequency of free-water protons1. This pulse saturates protons bound to macromolecules but not those in free water. The saturated macromolecule-bound protons partially transfer their magnetisation to protons in the hydration layer and free water. Some free water protons thus become saturated. When another radiofrequency pulse is applied, this time at the Larmor frequency of the free-water protons, the signal from the free water is reduced due to the pre-saturation of some free-water protons. The difference between the signals achieved with and without the off-resonance pulse can be compared and is referred to as the Magnetisation Transfer Ratio (MTR)."
"To assess MT, an off-resonance RF pulse is applied at a different frequency to the Larmor frequency of free-water protons1. This pulse saturates protons bound to macromolecules but not those in free water. The saturated macromolecule-bound protons partially transfer their magnetisation to protons in the hydration layer and free water. Some free water protons thus become saturated. When another radiofrequency pulse is applied, this time at the Larmor frequency of the free-water protons, the signal from the free water is reduced due to the pre-saturation of some free-water protons. The difference between the signals achieved with and without the off-resonance pulse can be compared and is referred to as the Magnetisation Transfer Ratio (MTR)."
"To assess MT, an off-resonance RF pulse is applied at a different frequency to the Larmor frequency of free-water protons1. This pulse saturates protons bound to macromolecules but not those in free water. The saturated macromolecule-bound protons partially transfer their magnetisation to protons in the hydration layer and free water. Some free water protons thus become saturated. When another radiofrequency pulse is applied, this time at the Larmor frequency of the free-water protons, the signal from the free water is reduced due to the pre-saturation of some free-water protons. The difference between the signals achieved with and without the off-resonance pulse can be compared and is referred to as the Magnetisation Transfer Ratio (MTR)."