MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: the procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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Additional mammograms, biopsies and an MRI scan allowed her medical team to diagnose her.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
And while some have turned to noninvasive imaging methods such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and transvaginal ultrasound very few doctors receive enough training in how to use ultrasound to diagnose endometriosis.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
In addition, Anthony Black underwent an MRI which revealed a left lateral abdominal muscle strain, the Sentinel learned.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
This past Friday marked the one-week mark from that MRI.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
And while some have turned to noninvasive imaging methods such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and transvaginal ultrasound very few doctors receive enough training in how to use ultrasound to diagnose endometriosis.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
In addition, Anthony Black underwent an MRI which revealed a left lateral abdominal muscle strain, the Sentinel learned.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
This past Friday marked the one-week mark from that MRI.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
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MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: a procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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