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It has been shown that MR tomography is a useful tool for demonstrating the presence and location of tumors in the human body. The application of MR imaging for cancer detection is feasible as a result of the extraordinary sensitivity of MR with respect to tissue differentiation. Tumors generally possess T1 and T2 relaxation times different from those of equivalent normal tissue. A direct classification of tumors according to these factors, however, has only partially been successful so far, due to MR’s lack of specificity.
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Zimmermann, B.H. (1986). NMR Tomography of Cancer: Technical Considerations. In: Winkler, C. (eds) Nuclear Medicine in Clinical Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70947-0_6
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