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MRI of the Body

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Already proven to be a powerful diagnostic tool, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is expanding rapidly in the medical field. With this technique, tissue structures are differentiated with far better contrast resolution than with other imaging techniques. However, MRI can seem complex, since it is based on unfamiliar physical concepts, and its principles are different from those of other medical exploration methods.

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Idy-Peretti, I., Bittoun, J. (1989). Physical basis. In: Vanel, D., et al. MRI of the Body. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87556-4_1

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