Title :
Nuclear magnetic resonance: Beyond physical imaging: A powerful new diagnostic tool that uses magnetic fields and radio waves creates pictures of the body´s internal chemistry
Abstract :
Reviews the physics, history, advantages and applications of NMR imaging. The technique yields high-resolution anatomical information using computerised image reconstruction methods and the weak interaction of static and time dependent magnetic fields with the atomic nuclei of the body.
Keywords :
biomedical NMR; NMR imaging; atomic nuclei; computerised image reconstruction; diagnostic technique; magnetic fields; nuclear magnetic resonance; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetization; Magnetostatics; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Radio frequency;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1983.6369002
