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Sir Peter Mansfield

British scientist who co-invented the MRI scanner, enabling non-invasive images of internal organs.

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British scientist and co-inventor of the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanner (1933–2017).
The MRI scanner enables exact, non-invasive images of internal organs, revolutionising diagnostic medicine.

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