Physics and mathematics of magnetic resonance imaging for nanomedicine: An overview

Table 1 Properties of nuclei most useful for biological studies[5]

Nucleus	Spin quantum number (I)	Natural abundance (%)	Gyromagnetic ratioγ(10-7 rad/T sec)	Sensitivity1 (% vs1H)	Electric quadruple moment (Q) (e.1024 cm2)
1H	1/2	99.9844	26.7520	100.000	-
2H	1/1	0.0156	4.1067	0.965	0.00277
13C	1/2	1.1080	6.7265	1.590	-
15N	1/2	0.3650	-2.7108	0.104	-
19F	1/2	100.0000	25.167	83.300	-
31P	1/2	100.0000	10.829	6.630	-

¹Relative sensitivity for equal number of nuclei at constant magnetic field strength.