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magnetic resonance imaging
noun
: a noninvasive diagnostic technique that produces computerized images of internal body tissues and is based on nuclear magnetic resonance of atoms within the body induced by the application of radio waves
called also MRI
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The results are images such as this prismatic hippocampus, captured by magnetic resonance imaging.
—Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2017
On January 16, the lawyer allegedly brought a gun concealed on his waist into the room where his mother was going to undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the Laboratorio Cura in São Paulo, Brazil.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2023
In this non-surgical procedure, healthcare providers use a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system to locate your uterine fibroids and then zap them with high-frequency ultrasound.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 24 Jan. 2023
It can be diagnosed via chest x-ray, an ultrasound of the heart, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or biopsy, blood test or electrocardiogram.
—Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
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First Known Use
1977, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of magnetic resonance imaging was
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“Magnetic resonance imaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20resonance%20imaging. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
magnetic resonance imaging
noun
: a technique that produces computerized images of internal body tissues using a powerful magnetic field and pulses of radio waves
called also MRI
Medical Definition
magnetic resonance imaging
noun
: a noninvasive diagnostic technique that produces computerized images of internal body tissues and is based on nuclear magnetic resonance of atoms within the body induced by the application of radio waves
called also MRI
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