Whole body MRI. Coloured magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the whole body of a woman, in coronal (frontal) section. The head is seen in side (sagittal) section. Various parts of the anatomy of the human body are seen. The skeleton is visible as long bones of the limbs & vertebrae of the spine. At top, the brain is seen in the skull. In the chest, the lungs are black. In the abdomen, lobes of the liver are yellow, while the round bladder is in the pelvis. This whole body image is the product of a number of MRI scans made along the length of the body and combined. MRI scanning uses radio waves and magnetic fields to produce slice" images through the body."