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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are one of the more expensive types of imaging system but can provide highly detailed images of organs and structures inside the body. Other forms of medical imaging techniques include ultrasound and nuclear imaging.
Our new series, the Science of Medical Imaging, examines the technology behind non-invasive methods of creating images of the human body. In this first instalment, we look at two types of emission imaging: positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computerised tomography (SPECT).