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Moments in MR History
Video interviews and talks from noted contributors to the field of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
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William Greenleaf Eliot Professor and Professor of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine
Key Contributions:
Development and application of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and imaging (MRI) for study of intact, functioning biological systems.
Video from 2013 ISMRM Plenary
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Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science and Director of Division of MR Research, Johns Hopkins University
Key Contributions:
Development of first high-field whole-body MRI/MRS system and MRS of the heart and brain.
Video from 2012 ISMRM Mansfield lecture
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Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of California, Berkeley (deceased)
Key Contributions:
Discovery of the spin echo effect.
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Professor and Research Director of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Chairman of the Magnetic Resonance Development and Application Center (MRDAC), University of Freiburg
Key Contributions:
Development of the spin echo train (RARE method).
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Professor and Director, Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, University of Illinois (deceased)
Key Contributions:
Introducing magnetic field gradients in the magnetic field for spatial 2D encoding.
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Emeritus Professor of Physics, Nottingham
Key Contributions:
Discovery of magnetic resonance imaging.
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Professor of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Key Contributions:
Pioneering work in RF pulse design, cardiac MRI and image reconstruction.
Video from 2013 ISMRM plenary
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Professor of Radiology, Cornell University and Columbia University
Key Contributions:
Pioneering work in clinical MRI and contrast-enhanced MR angiography.
Video from 2013 ISMRM plenary
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Higgens Professor of Physics, Harvard University (deceased)
Key Contributions:
Invention of the separated oscillatory field method and its use in the hydrogen maser and other atomic clocks.