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MRI illuminated by γ-rays

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A technique that combines magnetic resonance with nuclear medicine has been used to image the distribution of a radioactive tracer, potentially opening up a powerful and innovative approach to medical imaging. See Letter p.652

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Figure 1: Anisotropic emission of γ-rays from metastable xenon-131.

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  1. Richard Bowtell is at the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.,

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