劳特伯多年致力于用核磁共振研究化学结构,在观察到老鼠恶性组织的弛豫时间明显长于其正常组织后,他深入思考如何将这一特性用在医学中无创检查人体内肿瘤上,产生了以磁场梯度作为核磁共振空间编码的创意，通过波谱仪进行实验,为磁共振成像奠定了基础,并持续研究磁共振成像技术.他视科学研究为自己的生命,紧抓机遇,注重逆向思维,不怕批评,坚持创新, 这些品质是他成功的重要因素.

Lauterbur had long been committed to studying chemical structures using nuclear magnetic resonance. After observing that the relaxation time of malignant tissues in mice was significantly longer than that of their normal tissues, he pondered deeply on how to apply this characteristic to non-invasive examination of tumors in the human body in medicine. This led to the idea of using magnetic field gradients for spatial encoding in nuclear magnetic resonance. Through experiments with spectrometers, he laid the foundation for magnetic resonance imaging and continued to research magnetic resonance imaging technology. He regarded scientific research as his life. Seizing opportunities, emphasizing reverse thinking, not fearing criticism, and persisting in innovation — these qualities were important factors in his success.