How do machines like MRI that use large freely rotating pieces with sensors and tools attached deliver power and send/recieve data, I don’t think they would have miles of cables on a spool thats ready to be wound back and forth?

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How do machines like MRI that use large freely rotating pieces with sensors and tools attached deliver power and send/recieve data, I don’t think they would have miles of cables on a spool thats ready to be wound back and forth?

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Sidenote/question: As far as I remember, MRIs don’t use huge spinning pieces – CT scanners do!
Or am I wrong here?

MRIs use and strategically placed coils that act like magnets, antennas and receivers.