Abstract
Proton magnetic resonance imaging of tobacco blends in cigarette rods was investigated to assess the feasibility of various imaging protocols to characterize and quantify the structure and composition of multiphase plant materials in situ. The protocols used to characterize the rigid molecular components (plant cell wall) included single-point imaging (SPI) and a variant experiment, single-point ramped imaging with T(1) enhancement (SPRITE). Both 1D profiles, radially averaged along the length of a cigarette, and 2D maps of proton spin density and relaxation (T(2)) were acquired. Mobile components (tobacco waxes and water) were examined via conventional spin-echo imaging techniques, with 1D, 2D, and 3D data being acquired. Spin-spin relaxation times (T(2)), apparent spin-spin relaxation (T(2)), and spin-lattice (T(1)) relaxation times were measured for selected samples.
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