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Why the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technique gives excellent job of showing soft tissues and blood vessels?

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1. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a non- invasive medical test that physicians use to diagnose medical conditions.
 2. The radio frequency pulses re-align hydrogen atoms that naturally exist within the body while the patient is in the scanner without causing any chemical changes in the tissues. 
3. As the hydrogen atoms return to their usual alignment, they emit different amounts of energy that vary according to the type of body tissue from which they come.
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