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The History of MRI Foundation
MRI is based on a physics phenomeno ,called nuclear magnetic resonance ,in which magnetic fields and radio waves cause atoms to give off tiny radio signals. -
Raymond Damadian - First Patent in the Field of MRI
In 1970, Raymond Damadian, a medical doctor and research scientist, discovered the basis for using magnetic resonance imaging as a tool for medical diagnosis. He found that different kinds of animal tissue emit response signals that vary in length, and that cancerous tissue emits response signals that last much longer than non cancerous tissue. By 1977, Dr. Damadian completed construction of the first whole-body MRI scanner. -
Rapid Development within Medicine
The medical use of magnetic resonance imaging has developed rapidly. The first MRI equipment in health were available at the beginning of the 1980s. -
Development In Medicine
In 2002, approximately 22 000 MRI cameras were in use worldwide, and more than 60 million MRI examinations were performed. -
Histroy of MRI- Paul Lauterbur and Peter Mansfield
The 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Paul C Lauterbur and Peter Mansfield for their discoveries concerning magnetic resonance imaging. Lauterbur imaging experiments moved science from the single dimension of NMR spectroscopy to the second dimension of spatial orientation - the foundation of MRI.
