title: Neuroradiological history: Sir Joseph Larmor and the basis of MRI physics.
abstract: The origin of many of the eponymous terms in modern medicine is unknown to many people who utter them daily. As a contribution to understanding the historical background of MRI, we provide a brief account of the life and work of Joseph Larmor, the Irish scientist, whose name is frequently used by chemists, physicists and radiologists alike.
authors.affiliation: NMR Unit, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK. Ntubridy@ion.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tubridy
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: McKinstry
mesh_terms: D004560:Electricity / Q000266:history; D004850:Eponyms; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000266:history*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history; D009686:Nuclear Physics / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom