In which field did Paul Lauterbur's Nobel-prize winning work fall?
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Paul Lauterbur won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), which is a technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce images of the inside of the body. Lauterbur's work made MRI a practical medical tool, and it is now used in a wide variety of applications, including diagnosing diseases, monitoring treatments, and planning surgeries.
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