MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: the procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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After a series of tests, including an MRI, a PET scan, and a biopsy, the actress was diagnosed with stage 2 colorectal cancer.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
After a series of tests, including a colonoscopy, MRI, PET scan and biopsy, the 82-year-old was diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The finding could also influence other technologies that rely on magnetic and electronic properties, from MRI machines to maglev trains and even superconductors.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
The brain, spinal cord and nerves, as well as muscles, ligaments, and tendons are seen much more clearly with MRI than with regular x-rays and CT scans.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
After a series of tests, including a colonoscopy, MRI, PET scan and biopsy, the 82-year-old was diagnosed with stage 2 colon cancer.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The finding could also influence other technologies that rely on magnetic and electronic properties, from MRI machines to maglev trains and even superconductors.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
The brain, spinal cord and nerves, as well as muscles, ligaments, and tendons are seen much more clearly with MRI than with regular x-rays and CT scans.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: a procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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