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Stanford University: Art of Science 2021

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The Assemblage of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography Method — the Neurossemblage gets its inspiration from a neuro-imaging technique called the Structural Imaging Method. Neuroimaging methods, such as structural, functional, and stimulation methods, could be defined as an experimental and medical technique that allows human or animal brain structure or function to be studied, preferably in vivo in the current context. The basic principle of the MRI method is the directional magnetic field, or moment, that is associated with charged particles in motion. A strong magnetic field moves over the body to pick up radio waves from hydrogen atoms in water molecules. Different areas of the brain have different densities, which are due to the different amounts of fluid in the tissues and structures. These radiate differing amounts of radio waves, producing different amounts of shading on the image produced, so the MRI method images the structures and parts of the brain in the 3D image. The computerized tomography method is a type of X-ray that uses a computer to create cross-sectional images of the body. The dye injected to perform CT angiography is called a contrast material because it "lights up" the blood vessels that are being studied. In the Neurosamblage work, it is possible to see examples of magnetic resonance imaging and computerized tomography methods to examine the anatomical structures of the Circle of Willis blood vessels.