magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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The visualisation of the distribution of nuclear spins (usually water) in a body by using a magnetic field @[email protected] (NMR imaging). A similar technique, but less widely used, is to visualise the distribution of @[email protected] centres (EPR imaging).
Source:
PAC, 1997, 69, 1251. (Glossary of terms used in bioinorganic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1997)) on page 1284 [Terms] [Paper]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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