  Science is about facts and truth. Yet sometimes the truth and facts are not
obvious. For example, in the field of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), there
has been a long-lasting debate about who were the major contributors in its
development. Particularly, there was a strong dispute between the followers of
two scientists, R. Damadian and P. Lauterbur. In this review, we carefully
trace the major developments in applying NMR for cancer detection starting
almost 50 years ago. The research records show that the truth was beyond the
claims of either research camps. The development of NMR for cancer detection
involved multiple research groups, who made critical contributions at different
junctures.
