Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for inspecting a physical portion having physiological movement, for example, the abdominal region moving with breathing, by utilizing nuclear magnetic resonance. The circumstances of that area of the surface of the abdominal region which exists on a plane indicative of a slice to be imaged, is made different from the circumstances of the surface of the remaining physical portion. In this case, a person to be inspected feels a foreign matter at the abdominal region, and suppresses the movement of the abdominal region due to breathing, consciously and unconsciously, thereby moving the breast with breathing. Thus, the to-be-inspected abdominal region is kept quiet, and an accurate inspection can be made in a short period of time.

Abstract: There is provided an image noise reduction method for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of an image when observed. The image signal of an identical region is measured twice at different times. Images obtained by respective measurements and seen from an identical visual point are so juxtaposed on an identical plane as to form two sheets. By seeing the two sheets of images with parallax changed directly or through stereo glass, the effective signal components of the images are focused on the same plane whereas only noise components are dispersed in a direction perpendicular to the plane.