The object
Jens Frahm invented Fast Low Angle Shot MRI, an acquisition method that cut scan times dramatically, and later helped develop real-time FLASH 2 imaging. The European Patent Office explains that the technique converted MRI from slow still images into moving recordings of dynamic processes such as beating hearts and swallowing.
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What Jens did
Invented the FLASH MRI method and later real-time FLASH 2 imaging technique.
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Why it matters
FLASH made fast MRI practical at clinical scale and enabled real-time views of organs and motion without ionizing radiation in potential clinical applications.
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Living-status check
Max Planck reported on 24 March 2025 that Frahm personally received Germany’s Grand Cross of Merit for his MRI work.