Biochemist whose work with magnetic resonance spectroscopy led to the pioneering diagnostic technique of MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI scanning, is a diagnostic technique that is now familiar to almost anyone who has had a bad back, a damaged knee or a suspected stroke.
During the 1970s and 80s the Oxford biochemist Sir George Radda, who has died aged 88, worked with the same underlying physics to generate not an image, but a spectrum that revealed the biochemical state of the muscles and organs. For the first time it was possible to diagnose metabolic diseases without invasive tissue sampling.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/02/sir-george-radda-obituary
Author : Georgina Ferry
Publish date : 2024-10-02 16:38:40
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