Over the past 30 years magnetic resonance imaging has been refined into a widely used technique. A method known as magnetic particle imaging has now been devised which offers an inner view from a different angle.
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Trabesinger, A. Particular magnetic insights. Nature 435, 1173–1174 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/4351173a
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