ABSTRACT

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) rapidly became one of the most powerful an­ alytical techniques, used in many different fields of chemistry. Not only has its im­ portance been demonstrated in chemistry and physics, but the usefulness of NMR imaging has rapidly spread throughout the world of medicine. This chapter at­ tempts to lay the foundation of NMR concepts, with the intention of providing a background sufficient for understanding the underlying principles embodied in the subsequent chapters of this volume.