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Lauterbur and Briton Sir Peter Mansfield won the 2003 Nobel Prize for medi cine Monday for discoveries leading to a technique that reveals images of the body’s inner organs. Magnetic resonance imag ing, or MRI, has become a rou tine method for medical diagno sis and treatment. It is used to examine almost all organs with out need for surgery, but is espe cially valuable for detailed examination of the brain and spinal cord. Lauterbur, 74, discovered the possibility of creating a two- dimensional picture by produc ing variations in a magnetic field. Lauterbur is at the Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Laboratory at the University of Illinois in Urbana. MRI images have an enormous impact on health care in the developed part of the world today. >r — Dr. Hans Ringertz Swedish radiological specialist Mansfield, 70, showed how the signals the body emits in response to the mag netic field could be mathe matically analysed, which made it possible to develop a useful imaging technique. 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Mansfield is at the University of Nottingham in Britain. MRI images “have an enor mous impact on health care in the developed part of the world today,” said Dr. Hans Ringertz, a Swedish specialist in diagnos tic radiology. Worldwide, more than 60 million investigations with MRI are perfonned each year, the Nobel Assembly said. MRI represents “a break through in medical diagnostics and research,” the Assembly said. Essentially, MRI turns hydrogen atoms in the body’s tissues into tiny radio transmit ters. Hydrogen atoms are plenti ful because they’re found in water molecules, which are very widespread in the body. By tracking where those atoms are, an MRI machine can build up a picture of internal organs. It’s a little like flying over a city at night, and discern ing its outlines by noticing where the lights are. The prize includes a check for 10 million kronor, or $1.3 million, and bestows a deeper sense of academic and medical integrity upon the winners. There are no set guidelines for deciding who wins. Alfred Nobel, who endowed the awards that bear his name, simply said the winner “shall have made the most important discovery within the domain of physiology or medicine.” The assembly, which selects the winner, invites nominations from previous recipients, profes sors of medicine and other profes sionals worldwide before whit tling down its choices in the fall. Last year’s winners were Britons Sydney Brenner and John E. Sulston, and American H. Robert Horvitz for their dis- Nobel Prize-winning technology This year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine went to developers of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a technology which allows doctors to see what’s going on inside a patient’s body without surgery. Main magnet surrounds the patient in a powerful magnetic field, causing hydrogen atoms in the body to line up. Transciever emits radio signals whicti knock hydrogen atoms out of alignment while measuring the signal released by their movement. This signal can be used to determine specifics about the tissue, Anti-1 Z magnet Varies the field from head to toe Y magnet Varies the field from top to bottom Three smaller magnets vary the strength of the field in the precise location of measurement. MRI uses the reading from each location to build a 3D image of the body. X magnet Varies the field from left to right SOURCES: GE Medical Systems: Duke University Dan DeLorenzo/AP coveries about how genes regu late organ growth and a process of programmed cell suicide. Their findings shed light on the development of many illnesses, including AIDS and strokes. The award for medicine opens a week of Nobel Prizes that cul minates Friday with the presti gious peace prize, the only one revealed in Oslo, Norway. South African writer J.M. Coetzee was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature on Thursday. Nobel, the Swedish industri alist and inventor of dynamite, left only vague guidelines in his will establishing the prizes, first awarded in 1901. The five-member awards committee never reveals the candidates, but sometimes those making the nominations announce their choices. Nobel watchers say there is no clearlear favorite for this year’s Peace Prize, but si names bandied about incl Pope John Paul II, President Luiz Inacio Silva and Afghan Hamid Karzai. A record 165 nominations were received by the deadline. Even though the committee keeps the names secret, those nominating a candidate often announce their preference, Other known or likely nomi nees include Karzai; Cuban human rights activist Oswai Paya Sardinas; Chinese dissi dent Wei Jingsheng; former Illinois Gov. George Ryan for emptying his state’s death ran of 167 inmates; former Czecli President Vaclav Havel; I? singer Bono; and Morded Vanunu, a nuclear scientist M captive by Israel for treason- related charges. 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