A dedicated MRI for food science and agriculture
A dedicated MRI for food science and agriculture
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DOI：
10.3136/fstr.14.74
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
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0.6
通讯作者：
Kano, Hirorm
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作者：
Koizumi, Mika;Naito, Shigehiro;Kano, Hirorm
设计了一种体积小、重量轻、可在普通研究室使用的专用磁共振成像(MRI)设备，用于食品和农产品的开发研究和质量评估。跟踪了冷冻人造黄油和肉类的解冻过程，清晰地显示了猪肉和牛肉脂肪组织中的油和肌肉组织中的水的分布，表征了种子中的积油组织和发酵大豆(纳豆)表面的粘性物质，并用该仪器直观地显示了水果中细血管的三维组织结构。质子核磁共振成像操作简单，提供了内部结构、水和油的分布和流动性以及材料内部磁化率差异的良好图像，表明设计的机器对食品和农业研究有用。
A dedicated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus that is small, lightweight, and usable in an ordinary research room was devised for developmental research and quality estimation of foods and agricultural products. The thawing processes of frozen margarine and meats were traced, the distributions of oils in adipose tissue (fat) and water in muscle tissue for pork and beef were distinctively visualised, the oil-accumulating tissues in seeds and the sticky materials on surface of fermented soybeans (natto) were characterised, and the three-dimensional organisation of the fine vasculature in fruits was visualised by the apparatus. The proton-specified MRI was easy to operate and provided well depicted images of internal structures, the distribution and mobility of water and oils, and susceptibility differences inside materials, demonstrating that the devised machine is useful for food and agricultural research.