texts: topic: Radiology  <s> Ah. I am familiar with NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance), and thought it was similar to an MRI. Is that true?
labels: mri stands for magnetic resonance imaging and nmr stands for nuclear magnetic resonance, which is when nuclei in a magnetic field absorb and re emit electromagnetic radiation. they have a lot in common but im not exactly sure how similar they are, if i had to guess i would say nmr is a type of mri