magnetic resonance imaging

noun

Definitions

  1. A technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to form cross sectional images of the…

    A technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to form cross sectional images of the human body for diagnostic purposes.

  2. An instance of this technique being used

    An instance of this technique being used; an image made using this technique.

    • Confirmation of the condition is made through radiographs, bone scans, or magnetic resonance imagings (MRI’s).
    • I had blood tests for HIV, hepatitis and scores of other illnesses, and two MRIs (magnetic resonance imagings, which show internal organs) to rule out cancer.
    • Follow-up magnetic resonance imagings showed some shrinkage of the tumor in one patient, but no complete radiological remission.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for magnetic resonance imaging. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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