MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: the procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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Between 2016 and 2018, the project collected data using food questionnaires and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
In a famous study published in 2000, a group of 16 London cabbies underwent MRI brain scans, which showed that compared to people with other jobs, the cabbies had changes in their hippocampus: the brain region dedicated to memory and navigation.
—Christopher M. Worsham, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Wedgewood sustained what looked like a serious ankle/foot injury Jan. 2 against Buffalo, but the MRI offered relatively positive news and he’s made a quick recovery.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025
The hobbled Dougherty had to return to New York for an MRI and physical rehab.
—Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
In a famous study published in 2000, a group of 16 London cabbies underwent MRI brain scans, which showed that compared to people with other jobs, the cabbies had changes in their hippocampus: the brain region dedicated to memory and navigation.
—Christopher M. Worsham, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Wedgewood sustained what looked like a serious ankle/foot injury Jan. 2 against Buffalo, but the MRI offered relatively positive news and he’s made a quick recovery.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025
The hobbled Dougherty had to return to New York for an MRI and physical rehab.
—Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
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MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: a procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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