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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), or nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI)

A technique used to visualize the internal structure and function of the body. MRI provides much greater contrast between the different soft tissues of the body than computed tomography (CT)

Para-sagittal MRI of the head, with aliasing artifacts (nose and forehead in the back of the head) Source: Dwayne Reed

 

 

 

  

   

     

 
Modern 3 tesla clinical MRI scanner. Photographed by User:KasugaHuang on Mar 27, 2006 at Tri-Service General Hospital, Taiwan.