Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging explores the atomic-scale and mesoscale environments of nuclear spin to produce images predominantly of soft matter. Within 10 years of its first realization over 50 years ago, it has been established in medical diagnostics. It has undergone continuous development to improve image quality and sensitivity by using both higher magnetic fields and by making instrumentation more affordable and portable. The physical principles and major milestones of MRI are reviewed and concluded with an outlook into the future.
Authors
- Michael Garwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1578-9166)
- Daniel Topgaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9373-6348)
- Nicolas Boulant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2144-2484)
- Kâmil Uǧurbil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8475-9334)
- David Parker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5281-5146)
- Bernhard Bluemich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1152-4438)
- Nicola Rogers
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Hong Kong Baptist University (HK)
- Lund University (SE)
- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (FR)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- CEA Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Resonance Research (United States) (US)
- RWTH Aachen University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Science Advances
- Published
- 2026-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aeg6766
- Primary Topic
- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00