Whole body MRI. Coloured magnetic resonanceimaging (MRI) scan of the whole body of a woman,in coronal (frontal) section. The head is seen inside (sagittal) section. Various parts of theanatomy of the human body are seen. The skeletonis visible as long bones of the limbs andvertebrae of the spine. At top, the brain is seenin the skull. In the chest, the lungs are dark. Inthe abdomen, lobes of the liver are blue/green,while the rounded bladder is in the pelvis. Thiswhole body image is the product of a number of MRIscans made along the length of the body andcombined. MRI scanning uses radio waves & magneticfields to produce "slice" images through the body.
