Background-free dual-mode optical and13C magnetic resonance imaging in diamond particles

Abstract

We report on progress toward combining magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and optical imaging in diamond microparticles. Our approach relies on the nitrogen vacancy (NV) center-driven optical nuclear hyperpolarizability in diamond particles, that renders them “bright” in MRI while simultaneously fluorescing optically. Both imaging modes allow suppression of background signals. We elucidate how such “dual-mode” imaging can perform better than either modes taken separately, leveraging relative strengths of optics and MRI with respect to resolution and imaging in scattering media. Finally, we propose a protocol for accelerated imaging that exploits the Fourier conjugacy in images obtained via optics and MRI. Our work suggests methods to combine optical and RF imaging in classes of deployable nanoparticles.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
May 17, 2021
Source ID
10.1073/pnas.2023579118

Entities

People

  • Alessandra Aguilar
  • Alexander Pines
  • Ashok Ajoy
  • Carlos Meriles
  • Daniel B. Vigneron
  • Emanuel Druga
  • Fanglin Linda Liu
  • Fei Wang
  • Jeffrey Reimer
  • Jeffrey Walton
  • Lan Wu
  • Olga Shenderova
  • Raffi Nazaryan
  • Tommy Mcknelly
  • Xudong Lv

Organizations

  • City University of New York
  • National Cancer Institute
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Science Foundation
  • Office of Naval Research
  • Research Corporation
  • University of California
  • Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Medical Imaging.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology - Cancer Biotech