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The chemical shift is the local change in resonant frequency due to different chemical environments. The external magnetic field causes the electron cloud surrounding the nucleus to induce and electron current, which in turn produces a local magnetic field at the nucleus opposed in direction to the main field. The vector sum of the two fields defines the Larmor frequency of the nucleus (proton) being excited. Since the electron cloud is dictated by the nature of the chemical bonding of the atomic environment the nucleus is in, it will be different for protons free water as opposed to protons in fat or bone marrow. This is considered a chemical shift.

Chemical shift is defined as the fractional shift in Larmor frequency in parts per million (ppm). This value increases with increasing magnetic field strength. This can sometimes cause artefactual voids in MR imaging. It is used contructiely in NMR spectroscopy (MRS) to obtain information about chemical binding.

-The chemical shift is the local change in resonant frequency due to different chemical environments. The external <a title="Magnetic field" href="/articles/magnetic-field">magnetic field</a> causes the electron cloud surrounding the nucleus to induce and electron current, which in turn produces a local magnetic field at the nucleus opposed in direction to the main field. The vector sum of the two fields defines the <a title="Larmor frequency" href="/articles/larmor-frequency">Larmor frequency</a> of the nucleus (proton) being excited. Since the electron cloud is dictated by the nature of the chemical bonding of the atomic environment the nucleus is in, it will be different for protons free water as opposed to protons in fat or bone marrow. This is considered a chemical shift.Chemical shift is defined as the fractional shift in Larmor frequency in parts per million (ppm). This value increases with increasing <a title="B0" href="/articles/b0-1">magnetic field strength</a>. This can sometimes cause artefactual voids in MR imaging. It is used contructiely in NMR spectroscopy (<a title="MR spectroscopy" href="/articles/mr-spectroscopy-1">MRS</a>) to obtain information about chemical binding.
+The chemical shift is the local change in resonant frequency due to different chemical environments. The external <a href="/articles/magnetic-field">magnetic field</a> causes the electron cloud surrounding the nucleus to induce and electron current, which in turn produces a local magnetic field at the nucleus opposed in direction to the main field. The vector sum of the two fields defines the <a href="/articles/larmor-frequency">Larmor frequency</a> of the nucleus (proton) being excited. Since the electron cloud is dictated by the nature of the chemical bonding of the atomic environment the nucleus is in, it will be different for protons free water as opposed to protons in fat or bone marrow. This is considered a chemical shift.Chemical shift is defined as the fractional shift in Larmor frequency in parts per million (ppm). This value increases with increasing <a href="/articles/b0-1">magnetic field strength</a>. This can sometimes cause artefactual voids in MR imaging. It is used contructiely in NMR spectroscopy (<a href="/articles/mr-spectroscopy-1">MRS</a>) to obtain information about chemical binding.

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