Energy levels of nucleus in emitting radiation in MRI

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MRI technology relies on magnetic fields rather than radiation emission to function. When the magnetic field is turned off, protons that absorbed energy return to a lower-energy state, releasing energy as photons. This process involves the alignment of hydrogen dipoles, where the difference in energy between high and low spin states results in detectable electromagnetic signals. The emitted photons are not traditional radiation but rather a result of the changing magnetic moments inducing a signal. Understanding this mechanism clarifies the distinction between MRI operation and radiation emission.
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please explain energy levels of nucleus in emitting radiation in MRI
 
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MRIs don't emit radiation. They operate using an entirely magnetic effect.
 
The wiki article states: After the field is turned off, those protons which absorbed energy revert to the original lower-energy spin-down state. Now a hydrogen dipole has two spins, 1 high spin and 1 low. In low spin both dipole and field are in parallel direction and in high spin case it is antiparallel. They release the difference in energy as a photon, and the released photons are detected by the scanner as an electromagnetic signal, similar to radio waves.

I'm unsure just what they mean when they say it releases photons. Is it actually emitting radiation, or are the magnetic moments returning to their previous alignment and in the process the changing magnetic field inducing a detectable signal?
 
a magnetic dipole in a uniform external magnetic field will resonate at one particular frequency.
 

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