MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: the procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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Alongside the national memory study, a team of neuroscientists has spent the past decade studying trauma on an individual level, tracking about 200 survivors through regular MRI scans and psychological assessments.
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Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
After a series of tests, including a colonoscopy, MRI, PET scan and biopsy, Rogers was diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
For decades, scientists have relied on imaging tools like MRI, EEG, CT, and PET scans to study the brain.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
Now the Heat’s attention turns to Adebayo’s foot injury, with an MRI scheduled for Thursday.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
After a series of tests, including a colonoscopy, MRI, PET scan and biopsy, Rogers was diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
For decades, scientists have relied on imaging tools like MRI, EEG, CT, and PET scans to study the brain.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
Now the Heat’s attention turns to Adebayo’s foot injury, with an MRI scheduled for Thursday.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: a procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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