| 1946 | MR phenomenon - Bloch & Purcell |
| 1952 | Nobel Prize - Bloch & Purcell |
| 1950 | NMR developed as analytical tool |
| 1960 | |
| 1970 | |
| 1972 | Computerized Tomography |
| 1973 | Backprojection MRI - Lauterbur |
| 1975 | Fourier Imaging - Ernst |
| 1980 | MRI demonstrated - Edelstein |
| 1986 | Gradient Echo Imaging |
| NMR Microscope | |
| 1988 | Angiography - Dumoulin |
| 1989 | Echo-Planar Imaging |
| 1991 | Nobel Prize - Ernst |
| 1994 | Hyperpolarized 129Xe Imaging |