A transportable magnetic resonance imaging system for in situ measurements of living trees: The Tree Hugger

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 218, Issue , 2012, Pages 133-140

  Jones, M ^a   Aptaker, P S ^b   Cox, J ^a   Gardiner, B A ^c,d   McDonald, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b Laplacian Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d BORDEAUX SCIENCES AGRO   (France)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); Tree; Water; Wood

Indexed keywords

IN-SITU; IN-SITU ANALYSIS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; OPEN ACCESS; TREE;

CARBON FIBERS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETS; SOIL MOISTURE; SUN; WATER; WOOD;

FORESTRY;

WATER;

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HISTOLOGY; HUMIDITY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PRUNUS; SEASON; SOIL; TREE; WEATHER;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMIDITY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PRUNUS; SEASONS; SOIL; TREES; WATER; WEATHER;

CARBON FIBERS; FORESTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETS; MOISTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; WATER; WOOD;

EID: 84861092272     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2012.02.019     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. J.L. Bowyer, R. Shmulsky, J.G. Haygreen, Forest Products and Wood Science, 5th Edition. Blackwell Publishing Professional, Ames, Iowa, 2007. ISBN-13: 978 0 8138 2036 1.
2. M. Lindner, W. Werhahn-Mees, T. Suominen, D. Vötter, S. Zudin, M. Pekkanen, R. Päivinen, M. Roubalova, P. Kneblik, F. Brüchert, E. Valinger, L. Guinard, and S. Pizzirani Conducting sustainability impact assessments of forestry-wood chains: examples of ToSIA applications European Journal of Forest Research 2011 10.1007/s10342-011-0499-z
3. M.T. Tyree, and M.H. Zimmermann Xylem Structure and the Ascent of Sap 2002 Springer Verlag Berlin, Germany
4. C.A.S. Hill, A.J. Norton, and G. Newman The water vapour sorption properties of Sitka spruce determined using a dynamic vapour sorption apparatus Wood Science and Technology 44 2010 497 514
5. A.J. Nanassy Water sorption in green and remoistened wood studied by the broad-line component of the wide line NMR spectrum Wood Science 7 1974 61 68
6. G.F. Byrne, M.D. Fenn, and M.I. Burgar Nuclear-magnetic-resonance studies of water in tree sections Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 38 1986 307 317
7. P. Fantazzini, A. Maccotta, M. Gombia, C. Garavaglia, R.J.S. Brown, and M. Brai Solid-liquid nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation and signal amplitude relationships with ranking of seasoned softwoods and hardwoods Journal of Applied Physics 100 2006 0749071 749077
8. L.G. Thygesen, and T. Elder Moisture in untreated, acetylated, and furfurylated Norway spruce studied during drying using time domain NMR Wood and Fiber Science 40 2008 309 320
9. C.D. Araujo, A.L. Mackay, K.P. Whittall, and J.R.T. Hailey A diffusion-model for spin-spin relaxation of compartmentalized water in wood Journal of Magnetic Resonance Series B 101 1993 248 261
10. J. Cox, P.J. McDonald, and B.A. Gardiner A study of water exchange in wood by means of 2D NMR relaxation correlation and exchange Holzforschung 64 2010 259 266
11. S.V. Dvinskikh, M. Henriksson, L.A. Berglund, and I. Furo A multinuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study of wood with adsorbed water: Estimating bound water concentration and local wood density Holzforschung 65 2011 103 107
12. P.C. Wang, and S.J. Chang Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging of wood Wood and Fiber Science 18 1986 308 314
13. A. Merela, P. Sepe, and I. Oven Serša, I. Three-dimensional in vivo magnetic resonance microscopy of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) wood Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics Biology and Medicine 18 2005 171 174
14. 2O-contrast method to study water flow and distribution in heterogeneous systems: demonstration in wood xylem Journal of Magnetic Resonance 149 2001 36 44
15. H. Van As, and T.J. Schaafsma Non-invasive measurement of plant water flow by NMR Biophysical Journal 45 1984 469 472
16. W. Kockenberger, J.M. Pope, Y. Xia, K.R. Jeffrey, E. Komor, and P.T. Callaghan A non-invasive measurement of phloem and xylem water flow in castor bean seedlings by nuclear magnetic resonance microimaging Planta 201 1997 53 63
17. M.J. Clearwater, and C.J. Clark In vivo magnetic resonance imaging of xylem vessel contents in woody lianas Plant Cell and Environment 26 2003 1205 1214
18. C.W. Windt, F.J. Vergeldt, P.A. De Jager, and H. Van As MRI of long-distance water transport: a comparison of the phloem and xylem flow characteristics and dynamics in poplar, castor bean, tomato and tobacco Plant Cell and Environment 29 2006 1715 1729
19. N.M. Homan, C.W. Windt, F.J. Vergeldt, E. Gerkema, and H. Van As 0.7 and 3 T MRI and sap flow in intact trees: Xylem and phloem in action Applied Magnetic Resonance 32 2007 157 170
20. J.A. Jackson, R.K. Cooper, L.J. Burnett, and J.F. Harmon Remote NMR well logging Geophysics 46 1981 415
21. G. Eidmann, R. Savelsberg, P. Blumler, and B. Blumich The NMR MOUSE, a mobile universal surface explorer Journal of Magnetic Resonance Series A 122 1996 104 109
22. H. van As, J.E.A. Reinders, P.A. de Jager, P.A.C.M. van de Sanden, and T.J. Schaafsma In situ plant water balance studies using a portable NMR spectrometer Journal of Experimental Biology 45 1994 61 67
23. C. Casieri, L. Senni, M. Romagnoli, U. Santamaria, and F. De Luca Determination of moisture fraction in wood by mobile NMR device Journal of Magnetic Resonance 171 2004 364 372
24. P. Pourmand, L. Wang, and S.V. Dvinskikh Assessment of moisture protective properties of wood coatings by a portable NMR sensor Journal of Coatings Technology and Research 8 2011 649 654
25. L. Senni, C. Casieri, A. Bovino, M.C. Gaetani, and F. De Luca A portable NMR sensor for moisture monitoring of wooden works of art, particularly of paintings on wood Wood Science and Technology 43 2009 167 180
26. C.W. Windt, H. Soltner, D. van Dusschoten, and P. Bluemler A portable Halbach magnet that can be opened and closed without force: The NMR-CUFF Journal of Magnetic Resonance 208 2011 27 33
27. M. Rokitta, E. Rommel, U. Zimmermann, and A. Haase Portable nuclear magnetic resonance imaging system Review of Scientific Instruments 71 2000 4257 4262
28. F. Okada, S. Handa, S. Tomiha, K. Ohya, K. Kose, T. Haishi, S. Utsuzawa, K. Togashi, Development of a portable MRI for outdoor measurements of plants, in: 6th Colloquium on Mobile Magnetic Resonance, Aachen, Germany, 6-8 September, 2006.
29. T. Kimura, Y. Geya, Y. Terada, K. Kose, T. Haishi, H. Gemma, and Y. Sekozawa Development of a mobile magnetic resonance imaging system for outdoor tree measurements Review of Scientific Instruments 82 2011 053704
30. P.J. McDonald, P.S. Aptaker, J. Mitchell, and M. Mulheron A unilateral NMR magnet for sub-structure analysis in the built environment: the Surface GARField Journal of Magnetic Resonance 185 2007 1 11
31. D.I. Hoult, and D. Lee Shimming a superconducting nuclear magnetic resonance imaging magnet with steel Review Scientific Instruments 56 1985 131 135
32. J. Perlo, F. Casanova, and B. Blümich Ex situ NMR in highly homogeneous fields: 1H spectroscopy Science 315 2007 1110 1112
33. W.A. Edelstein, J.M.S. Hutchison, G. Johnson, and T. Redpath Spin warp NMR imaging and applications to human whole-body imaging Physics in Medicine and Biology 25 1980 751 756
34. T. Umebayashi, K. Fukuda, T. Haishi, R. Sotooka, S. Zuhair, and K. Otsuki The development process of xylem embolisms in pine wilt disease monitored by multipoint imaging using compact magnetic resonance imaging Plant Physiology 156 2011 943 951
35. W.F. Derr, and R.F. Evert The cambial and seasonal development of the phloem in Robina pseudoacacia American Journal of Botany 54 1967 147 153
36. M.D. Mitchell, H.L. Kundel, L. Axel, and P.M. Joseph Agarose as a tissue equivalent phantom material for NMR imaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging 4 1986 263 266
37. T. Elder, N. Labbe, D. Harper, and T.G. Rials Time domain-nuclear magnetic resonance study of chars from southern hardwoods Biomass & Bioenergy 30 2006 855 862
38. G. Almeida, S. Gagne, and R.E. Hernandez A NMR study of water distribution in hardwoods at several equilibrium moisture contents Wood Science and Technology 41 2007 293 307
39. T.T. Kozlowski, and C.H. Winget Patterns of water movement in forest trees Botanical Gazette 124 1963 301 311
40. G.W. Moore, B.J. Bond, J.A. Jones, and F.C. Meinzer Thermal-dissipation sap flow sensors may not yield consistent sap-flux estimates over multiple years Trees-Structure and Function 24 2010 165 174
41. I. Kaufmann, T. Schulze-Till, H.U. Schneider, U. Zimmermann, P. Jakob, and L.H. Wegner Functional repair of embolized vessels in maize roots after temporal drought stress, as demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging New Phytologist 184 2009 245 256
42. Angeles, G, B. Bond, J.S. Boyer, T. Brodribb, J.R. Brooks, M.J. Burns, J. Cavender-Bares, M. Clearwater, H. Cochard, J. Comstock, S.D. Davis, J.-C. Domec, L. Donovan, F. Ewers, B. Gartner, U. Hacke, T. Hinckley, N.M. Holbrook, H.G. Jones, K. Kavanagh, B. Law, J. Lopez-Portillo, C. Lovisolo, T. Martin, J. Martinez-Viltalta, S. Mayr, F.C. Meinzer, P. Melcher, M. Mencuccini, S. Mulkey, A. Nardini, H.W. Neufeld, J. Passiuoura, W.T. Pockman, R.B. Pratt, S. Rambal, H. Richter, L. Sack, S. Salleo, A. Schubert, P. Schulte, J.P. Sparks, J.Sperry, R. Teskey, and M. Tyree The Cohesion-Tension Theory New Phytologist 163 2004 451 452