Mapping the Microscale Origins of MRI Contrast with Subcellular NV   Diamond Magnetometry
  Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a widely used biomedical imaging modality that derives much of its contrast from microscale magnetic field gradients in biological tissues. However, the connection between these sub-voxel field patterns and MRI contrast has not been studied experimentally. Here, we describe a new method to map subcellular magnetic fields in mammalian cells and tissues using nitrogen vacancy diamond magnetometry and connect these maps to voxel-scale MRI contrast, providing insights for in vivo imaging and contrast agent design. 
Hunter C. Davis, Pradeep Ramesh, Aadyot Bhatnagar, Audrey   Lee-Gosselin, John F. Barry, David R. Glenn, Ronald L. Walsworth...
physics.med-ph physics.bio-ph quant-ph