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 @G02669@ (NMR imaging). A similar technique, but less widely used, is to visualise the distribution of @P04404@ centres (EPR imaging).
Source:
PAC, 1997, 69, 1251. (Glossary of terms used in bioinorganic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1997)) on page 1284 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'magnetic resonance imaging' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.MT06795 RIS BibTex EndNote
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