Mri: A Window into the Human Body

Synopsis

Professor Laurie Hall, of the Herchel Smith Laboratory for Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Cambridge, discusses nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which provides a powerful means of not only distinguishing between different types of tissue but also of identifying healthy or diseased tissues.

Series

Royal Institution Discourses, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.

Year of production

1999

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £25.00 (+VAT inc. p&p)

Subjects

Biology

Keywords

medical physics; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging

Credits

Writer

Laurie Hall

Cast

Laurie Hall

Distributor

Name

Vega Science Trust

Email

vega@vega.org.uk

Web

http://www.vega.org.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

01273 678 726

Address

Sussex Innovation Centre
Science Park Square
Brighton
BN1 9SB

Notes

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