An MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of the body’s internal structures, especially soft tissues. The magnet aligns hydrogen atoms in the body, and a pulse of radio waves temporarily disrupts this alignment. As the atoms return to their original state, they emit signals that are detected and processed by a computer to form the images doctors use to examine patients. The first MRI machines were developed in the 1970s, build

In 2017, Lynn Simonetti was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) played a key role in establishing a diagnosis, but severe claustrophobia made the process unbearable. Someone needed to make MRI more accessible and effective for a broader range of patients. Ironically, that someone was Lynn’s husband, Orlando Simonetti — a professor of cardiovascular medicine at Ohio State University College of Medicine and one of the leading contributors to th