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    • Dr Paul Lauterbur (1929–2007) with bookcase behind him.
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    The work of US chemist Dr Paul Lauterbur (1929–2007) made the development of MRI possible, and he was awarded a Nobel prize in 2003.

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      Dr Paul Lauterbur (1929–2007)

      Field: Magnetic resonance imaging Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) – discovered in the mid 1940s – was used for decades by chemists to work out the structure of molecules. Then in the early ...

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      Developments in medical imaging – timeline

      This timeline provides an overview of some of major developments in medical imaging. 8 November 1895 – X-rays discovered X-rays are discovered by German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen. He takes the ...

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