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MRI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images
Synonyms:
magnetic resonance imaging; MRI
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("MRI" is a kind of...):
imaging; tomography ((medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "MRI"):
fMRI; functional magnetic resonance imaging (a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain)
Context examples:
It is injected into the blood of the patient and the particles collect in lymph nodes, liver, spleen, or brain tissue where they can be seen using MRI.
(Ferumoxtran-10, NCI Dictionary)
The principle of functional MRI imaging is to take a series of images of an organ in quick succession and to statistically analyze the images for differences among them.
(Functional magnetic resonance imaging, NCI Thesaurus)
A type of MRI that takes a series of images of an organ in quick succession and statistically analyzes the differences between the images.
(Functional magnetic resonance imaging, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
This tumor is most easily detected on MRI.
(Brain Stem Astrocytoma, NCI Thesaurus)
MRI is especially useful for imaging the brain, the spine, the soft tissue of joints, and the inside of bones.
(MRI, NCI Dictionary)
Participants were followed for 5 years with clinical assessments and MRI scans to monitor brain lesions and brain volume.
(Vitamin D Levels Predict Multiple Sclerosis Progression, NIH)
Researchers have found that NM-MRI signal is lower in the substantia nigra of people with Parkinson’s disease, reflecting the cell death that occurs in these patients.
(Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI identified as a potential biomarker for psychosis, National Institutes of Health)
The MRI machine makes a lot of noise.
(MRI Scans, NIH)
Conjugates such as this are also utilized as imaging and contrast agents for MRI and other imaging studies.
(Nanoparticle-targeted Drug, NCI Thesaurus)
At the same time, the children also had MRI scans taken and took part in three standard tests that measured language, including their vocabulary, reading and speed of information retrieval skills.
(Too Much Screen Time Changes Structure of Toddlers' Brains, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)