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Although the principle of nuclear magnetic resonance was discovered in 1946 and then used intensively in physics and chemistry, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) did not emerge until the 1970s. The advent of MRI was as important as the discovery of X-ray beams or the development of X-ray computed tomography. From the very beginning, the technical development of MRI progressed quickly, and it seems to be continuing at an ever-increasing pace. Interest in MRI has been especially strong because of its ability to show not only anatomy but also metabolism and function. As a result, over the last 25 years there has been an explosion in the number of clinical applications of MRI.
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(2008). Introduction. In: Reiser, M., Semmler, W., Hricak, H. (eds) Magnetic Resonance Tomography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29355-2_1
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