Science & Healthcare

Magnetic resonance imaging is a research method based on obtaining images of tissues and organs using electromagnetic waves. The advantages of magnetic resonance imaging include a high contrast of soft tissue structures, ligaments, brain and spinal cord tissues, and the absence of radiation exposure. Magnetic resonance imaging allows you to conduct research in any planes, taking into account the anatomical features of the patient's body, and, if necessary, to obtain three-dimensional images for an accurate assessment of the relative positions of various organs and tissues. Since the end of the 90s of the last millennium, magnetic resonance imaging has been firmly established in the arsenal of doctors of any specialty. This article shows the main milestones and stages of development of magnetic resonance imaging, the emergence of magnetic resonance imaging as a diagnostic method - from something mysterious to the routine method that is used continuously in various medical institutions around the world. Magnetic resonance imaging is constantly being developed and improved, new impulse sequences, coils are being developed, and many different scientific studies are being carried out. The authors of this article hope that the information presented in this work will be of interest to both students and practitioners.