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Why is mri intrinsically insensitive technique?

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MRI refers to Magnetic Resonance Imaging. MRI is considered to be intrinsically insensitive compared to other analytical tools because, for a thermally polarized sample,  only a few fraction of the total number of the NMR active sample contribute to the overall signal produced. Thus, the technique has low nuclear spin polarization and low signal detection efficiency. 
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