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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents the use and risks of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology as used in medicine.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Simplified Mri

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and find out how an MRI can see inside the body.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Mri Research

For Students 9th - 10th
When you have the most powerful MRI machine in the world, there's a lot of exciting research going on. Read about some of the cutting-edge studies we do on neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, tobacco use, muscles and more.
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Other

Harvard Medical School: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri)

For Students 9th - 10th
This Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center site offers a comprehensive look at MRI exam phases, preparation, technology, equipment, safety, and research. Images and labeled diagrams are also provided on this site.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Mri: A Guided Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Now that MRIs have been around for a few decades, patients and doctors tend to take them for granted. But these awesome diagnostic tools, powered by strong superconducting magnets, save countless lives with their ability to pinpoint...
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WebMD

Medicine Net: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from MedicineNet.com gives an MRI description, why they're performed, risks, and patient preparation. A thorough explanation of the process is provided.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Raymond Damadian

For Students 9th - 10th
An underdog physician showed chemists and physicists a new way to look inside the human body -- and diagnose illnesses.
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Handout
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Paul Lauterbur

For Students 9th - 10th
Chemist Paul Lauterbur pioneered the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) for medical imaging. He developed a technique, now known as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in the early 1970s that involves the introduction of gradients in...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri

For Students 9th - 10th
In MRI, magnetic fields and radio wave pulses combine to get a unique, and medically beneficial, response from your body's hydrogen atoms. Take a peek in this tutorial.
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National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Optogenetics

For Students 9th - 10th
In this full-color image, a neuron is expressing the light-gated cation channel channelrhodopsin-2 (small green shapes), and is being illuminated by a focused beam of blue light (coming from the top).
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Effect of Contrast Agents on Mri Signals

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a five-question quiz related to the passage "The Effect of Contrast Agents on MRI Signals."
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Resonance in a Tube

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the passage "Resonance in a Tube" and complete the five-question quiz to test your knowledge of sound.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Mri Scan

For Students 2nd - 8th
Discover what happens during an MRI scan and other interesting facts.