MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: the procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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At the start of the study and again after 12 months, researchers measured their brain's structure using MRI scans and assessed their cardiorespiratory fitness via peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak).
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Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Jan. 2026
The North and Baltic Seas are contaminated with MRI contrast agents.
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Medical imaging, including radiology — X-rays, mammograms, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound — is a prominent area for AI diagnostic tools.
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Is that what the Bucks training staff and an MRI say the situation is?
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Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Jan. 2026
The North and Baltic Seas are contaminated with MRI contrast agents.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Medical imaging, including radiology — X-rays, mammograms, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound — is a prominent area for AI diagnostic tools.
—Peter Shen, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
Is that what the Bucks training staff and an MRI say the situation is?
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: a procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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