magnetic resonance
noun
: the excitation of particles (such as atomic nuclei or electrons) in a magnetic field by exposure to electromagnetic radiation of a specific frequency
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The group recently submitted several abstracts to the leading magnetic resonance conference.
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Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 13 Nov. 2023
Meanwhile, magnetic resonance imaging of his head found nothing.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
In a second part of the experiment, 26 men played the same game while in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner that monitored their brain activity.
—Tara Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
The team also repeated this experiment in a second group of 26 male volunteers who played the game while inside a magnetic resonance imaging scanner, allowing their brain activity data to be collected.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2023
Many also require pre-authorization for things like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computerized tomography (CT) scans, expensive prescription drugs, and medical equipment such as home oxygen and hospital beds.
—Elaine Hinzey, Verywell Health, 17 Dec. 2023
Meanwhile helium 4, which makes up most of the gas that fills party balloons and helps cool down magnetic resonance imaging machines, has two protons and two neutrons in each nucleus.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 2 Dec. 2023
That includes, in the 1980s, a class of materials that exhibited superconductivity above the boiling point of liquid nitrogen (–196 degrees C), making way for all sorts of applications, from magnetic resonance imagery to tokamaks for nuclear fusion.
—WIRED, 2 Aug. 2023
The researchers confirmed that the participants had osteoarthritis by taking X-rays and using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to check for inflammation.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 27 Oct. 2023
Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 13 Nov. 2023
Meanwhile, magnetic resonance imaging of his head found nothing.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
In a second part of the experiment, 26 men played the same game while in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner that monitored their brain activity.
—Tara Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
The team also repeated this experiment in a second group of 26 male volunteers who played the game while inside a magnetic resonance imaging scanner, allowing their brain activity data to be collected.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2023
Many also require pre-authorization for things like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computerized tomography (CT) scans, expensive prescription drugs, and medical equipment such as home oxygen and hospital beds.
—Elaine Hinzey, Verywell Health, 17 Dec. 2023
Meanwhile helium 4, which makes up most of the gas that fills party balloons and helps cool down magnetic resonance imaging machines, has two protons and two neutrons in each nucleus.
—Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 2 Dec. 2023
That includes, in the 1980s, a class of materials that exhibited superconductivity above the boiling point of liquid nitrogen (–196 degrees C), making way for all sorts of applications, from magnetic resonance imagery to tokamaks for nuclear fusion.
—WIRED, 2 Aug. 2023
The researchers confirmed that the participants had osteoarthritis by taking X-rays and using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to check for inflammation.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 27 Oct. 2023
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