# Animated MRI Food Scans Andy Ellison Creates Stunning GIFS of Fruits and Vegetables By Cody Turner | Published 2012-10-10 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/andy-ellison References: [thisiscolossal](http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/10/amazing-animations-of-fruit-and-vegetable-mris/) & [insideinsides.blogspot](http://insideinsides.blogspot.ca/) Andy Ellison works with a research-only [MRI scanner](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/university-of-michigan) at the BU medical school in Boston and he has been collecting an assortment of [animated GIFs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cyber-cube) that feature the MRI scans of vegetables, fruits and other plants. The results of this series were nothing short of [mesmerizing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crystal-sandsara). Ellison used fruits and vegetables like corn, star fruit, cucumbers, garlic and broccoli. He also used various plants like a small cactus and a flower scan of a Lily. Ellison used magnetic resonance imaging to capture these high-definition, animated scans that you need to see in [action](http://insideinsides.blogspot.ca/) to truly appreciate. It almost looks as thought the fruits and vegetables are growing or moving in slow motion with the ways in which Andy Ellison has portrayed them. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.0/10 - Popularity: 66% | Activity: 75% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Multimedia](https://www.trendhunter.com/multimedia) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Animated MRI Scans:** The use of animated MRI scans offers innovative opportunities for medical imaging and diagnostics. - **High-definition Imaging:** The development of high-definition imaging techniques enables detailed visualization of fruits, vegetables, and other organic structures. - **Visualizing Organic Structures:** The ability to visualize and animate MRI scans of plants and produce opens possibilities for studying growth patterns and abnormalities. ### Where This Applies - **Medical Imaging:** The medical imaging industry can leverage animated MRI scans to improve diagnostics and enhance patient care. - **Agriculture and Food Science:** The agriculture and food science sectors can benefit from high-definition imaging of fruits, vegetables, and plants to study growth patterns, identify quality discrepancies, and improve crop productivity. - **Film and Animation:** The film and animation industry can incorporate high-definition MRI scans into visual effects and digital art to create stunning and realistic animations of organic structures. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md) - [Portable Brain Scanners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mwi-brain-scanner.md) - [Fruit-Inspired Furniture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fruitinspired-furniture-collection.md) - [Physics-Informed Digital Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/motion-sculpture.md) - [Revolutionary Medical Imaging Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/medical-imaging-systems.md) - [AI-Generated Kitchen Appliances](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gaudiinspired.md) - [AI-Enhanced MRI Imaging](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mri-imaging.md) - [Anamorphic Fuzzy Glowing Vessels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alien-vases.md) - [Waste-Combatting Food Scanners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/food-scanners.md)