The Netherlands' initial experience with NMR imaging.
A survey is provided of the first clinical results of NMR scanning with an experimental 0.14-Tesla resistive magnet system at Philips Medical Systems at Eindhoven. Between 1981 and 1983, 173 NMR examinations were performed on 43 healthy volunteers and 130 patients. The patients had a large variety of abnormalities, making statistical analysis invalid. Therefore this presentation is limited to a description of the different aspects of NMR imaging. The advantages and disadvantages of NMR scanning are discussed.
D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation; D009426:Netherlands