: magnetic resonance imaging
also : the procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used

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The good news for Trout is that the MRI did not reveal any structural damage. Sam Blum, New York Times, 3 May 2025 Towle was quickly referred for an MRI, which revealed multiple masses in her liver and bile duct, one of them significantly large. Jordan Greene, People.com, 2 May 2025 According to a report by Greg Joyce of the New York Post, the 27-year-old was scheduled for an MRI on Thursday. Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 Read More: Can Strong Magnetic Pulses Cure Depression? New Way to Change Brain Activity Using MRI guidance, researchers applied low-intensity, high-frequency ultrasound with pinpoint accuracy (within millimeters) to the left amygdala. Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for MRI

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First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of MRI was in 1982

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“MRI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MRI. Accessed 9 May. 2025.

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: magnetic resonance imaging
also : a procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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