Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Wood

Authors

  • Paul C. Wang
  • Sun Joseph Chang

Keywords:

NMR imaging, moisture content, wood structure

Abstract

A newly developed NMR imaging method in radiology is used to obtain images of a piece of cherry firewood. The moisture contained in the firewood produces RF signals that are used to reconstruct a series of three-dimensional cross-sectional images. Detailed structural information such as annual rings, a worm hole, and an embedded knot are shown. An introduction to the practice of NMR imaging and some possible applications of this new technique in forestry and wood-science-related research are presented.

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2007-06-28

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Number 2 / April 1986

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