MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: the procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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The Olympic champion discovered a lump in her neck back in May and went straight to her doctor, who ordered her to get an MRI scan to check the lump out.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
Certain hair oils and conditioners used by Black women also presented problems: the oils occasionally contain trace amounts of metals that interfere with MRI machines’ powerful magnets.
—Rod McCullom, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
But the most unsettling part of my recent experience has been receiving MRI reports before even hearing from my doctor.
—Clea Shearer, Flow Space, 14 Oct. 2024
The researchers found that their method worked just as well using a smaller, less expensive magnet than that found in an MRI machine: a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) device used to treat patients with depression, migraine, and other conditions in the clinic.
—New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2024
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
Certain hair oils and conditioners used by Black women also presented problems: the oils occasionally contain trace amounts of metals that interfere with MRI machines’ powerful magnets.
—Rod McCullom, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
But the most unsettling part of my recent experience has been receiving MRI reports before even hearing from my doctor.
—Clea Shearer, Flow Space, 14 Oct. 2024
The researchers found that their method worked just as well using a smaller, less expensive magnet than that found in an MRI machine: a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) device used to treat patients with depression, migraine, and other conditions in the clinic.
—New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2024
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MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: a procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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