In 1973 Paul Lauterbur proposed the use of magnetic field gradients in order to “tell exactly where an NMR signal came from” [1]. The name he coined for the technique, zeutmatography, is derived from the Greek word for “joining together”: to join the magnetic field gradient and the corresponding radiofrequency in a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiment. This connection allowed the encoding of spatial information in NMR spectra. The use of magnetic field gradients to separate the resonant frequencies corresponding to different spatial slices led to the development of NMR imaging (NMRI) or, in current language, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In the last 25 years, NMRI has blossomed into an essential diagnostic procedure in medicine that provides clear images of previously hidden anatomic parts. Applications of NMRI to Materials Science and other important disciplines, although not as dramatic as the medical applications, are steadily developing [2]. The wonderful story on the discovery of NMRI has been told recently [3].
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Schlick, S. (2008). Electron Spin Resonance Imaging in Polymer Research. In: Webb, G.A. (eds) Modern Magnetic Resonance. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3910-7_22
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