Imaging
The green patient in the wooden shed
How the story of magnetic resonance imaging at Siemens Healthineers began.
4min
Published on July 3, 2023
![Das erste MR-Forschungslabor aus Holz, fotografiert im Jahr 1979](https://medmuseum-corp.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/ed385b1f8e9e2341/ef568d669134/v/c7c6534363dc/Siemens-Healthineers_MR-Forschungslabor_1979.jpg)
The first MRI research laboratory made of wood, photographed in 1979
The bell pepper had everyone excited!
![Die Magnetresonanztomographie der Paprika mit Aufnahmedatum 14. Februar 1980](https://medmuseum-corp.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/0031ab0a4638638c/6357c81f0824/v/375253817464/Siemens-Healthineers_Bell-pepper_Magnetom_1980.jpg)
The MR image of the bell pepper showing the capture date February 14, 1980. In reality, the image was taken in November 1979; however, a minor image error had to be eliminated soo the data were reconstructed in 1980.
![Aufnahme mit dem Magnetom, 1980](https://medmuseum-corp.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/9bfc2702c4ffe398/1bafb68c68a9/v/e618ef6435bd/Siemens-Healthineers_MR-Aufnahme-Kopf_Magnetom_1980.jpg)
In early 1980, scanning Alexander Ganssen's head took around 20 minutes.
![Arnulf Oppelt vor dem Ganzkörpermagneten für die erste klinische Installation in Hannover](https://medmuseum-corp.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/f32c9611904086b8/2dd32eb54f17/v/0af8ab1a3655/Siemens-Healthineers_Arnulf-Oppelt-vor-dem-MR-Prototypen-mit-0-1-Tesla.jpg)
Arnulf Oppelt standing in front of the whole-body magnet used in the first clinical installation in Hanover
![Magnetom, 1983](https://medmuseum-corp.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/d961e46d7ac71842/f33b7f78db69/v/d275be57841d/Siemens-Healthineers_Magnetom_1983.jpg)