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The small animal magnetic resonance imaging apparatus. To ensure precise and reproducible positioning, the rat is lightly anesthetized before being placed in the head brace. The head brace is surrounded by a metal coil that generates the magnetic field and the radiofrequency waves used to create the brain image. The plastic bar (see inset) on the rat’s head is one of the three markers used to align images taken at different times.
