The magnetic resonance imagers used in medicine fill rooms with their large-field magnets. But developments in ultra-low-field devices may give the doctor of tomorrow a more portable version.
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Pruessmann, K. Less is more. Nature 455, 43–44 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/455043a
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