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OCR: MRI OF THE BRAIN (TOP VIEW) AGNETIC RESONANCE imaging (MRI) produces clear images of the soft tissues of the body, such as the brain. The patient lies very still inside an MRI scanner, W hich produces magnetic field up to 60 000 times stronger than the earth magnetic field This causes the brain to release waves W hich are analy yzed by comp puter to produce an image. In this case it shows across the head at the level the eyes. Physicians can use these images to locate blood clots or brain tumors Eyeball Brain analyzed computer show