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Biophysical sensing in deep tissue via MRI

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A microdevice implanted in deep tissue can measure electromagnetic signals and convert them to magnetic-resonance-imaging-detectable signals.

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Fig. 1: Wireless sensing of biophysical signals via implantable active-coil-based transducers coupled with MRI.

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    Zhijie Zhu, Ghazaleh Haghiashtiani & Michael C. McAlpine

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Zhu, Z., Haghiashtiani, G. & McAlpine, M.C. Biophysical sensing in deep tissue via MRI. Nat Biomed Eng 3, 11–12 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-018-0338-3

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