Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 28 -- Researchers should leverage the potential of indigenously-made and highly advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with high resolution that yields precise output in their pre-clinical and clinical research, Dr N R Jagannathan, former Head, Dept. of NMR & MRI Facility, AIIMS, New Delhi, said here on Wednesday.

Dr Jagannathan was delivering a lecture on 'MRI in Pre-clinical and Clinical Research,' marking the National Science Day at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) here.

RGCB Director Prof Chandrabhas Narayana presided over the function.

The theme of the National Science Day 2024 is 'Indigenous Technologies for Viksit Bharat'.

Noting that future is hi-field MRI, he said the first indigenous 1.5...