MRI Definition

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noun

A type of imaging that makes use of nuclear magnetic resonance to produce extremely accurate cross-sectional images.

Webster's New World
The act or process of producing such an image.
American Heritage Medicine
A noninvasive, diagnostic medical procedure utilizing this type of imaging.
Webster's New World
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American Heritage
Magnetic resonance imaging.
American Heritage
(medicine) Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
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Other Word Forms of MRI

Noun

Singular:
MRI
Plural:
mris

MRI Sentence Examples

  • Modern MRI will frequently reveal the abnormality underlying the epilepsy.

  • An MRI scan can detect an abnormality in 80 per cent of people with epilepsy undergoing the test.

  • An MRI may be done to look for ruptured ligaments in a joint.

  • If the rare infection malignant otitis externa is suspected, computed tomography scan (CT scan) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans will be performed to determine how widely the infection has spread within bone and tissue.

  • You may go on to have a further angiogram, or MRI Scan, in order to confirm the absence of any cause.

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