ABSTRACT
Since its introduction to clinical routine in the early 1980s magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or tomography (MRT) has developed to a preferred imaging modality in many diagnostic situations due to its unparalleled soft tissue contrast, combined with high spatial resolution, and its capability to generate images of slices in arbitrary orientation or even of entire volumes. Furthermore, the possibility to display blood vessels, to map brain functions, and to analyze metabolism is widely valued.
