magnetic resonance imaging en · NOUN
Meanings
- (uncountable) A technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to form cross sectional images of the human body for diagnostic purposes.
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(countable) An instance of this technique being used; an image made using this technique.
I had blood tests for HIV, hepatitis and scores of other illnesses, and two MRIs (magnetic resonance imagings, which show internal organs) to rule out cancer.
1998 April, Sharon Andrzejewski, as told to Wendy Marston, “‘For five years, I was exhausted, feverish and sick. The doctors said it was stress. I knew it was more’”, in Elizabeth Crow, editor, Mademoiselle, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 170, column 1:Follow-up magnetic resonance imagings showed some shrinkage of the tumor in one patient, but no complete radiological remission.
2006, M. Marberger, Y. K. Fong, “Extracorporeal Tissue Tripsy in Urology”, in Inderbir S[ingh] Gill, editor, Textbook of Laparoscopic Urology, New York, N.Y.; Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Informa, →ISBN, section XI (The Future), page 1086:Confirmation of the condition is made through radiographs, bone scans, or magnetic resonance imagings (MRI’s).
1995, Marcia K. Anderson, Susan J. Hall, “Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease”, in Sports Injury Management, Media, Pa.: Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, section III (Injuries to the Lower Extremity), chapter 9 (Thigh, Hip, and Pelvis Injuries), page 339, column 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| magnetic resonance imagings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
radiography · CT · computed tomography · SPECT · fluoroscopy · w:single-photon emission computed tomography · US · PET · ultrasonography · positron emission tomography
Deriveds
functional magnetic resonance imaging
Hypernyms
Relateds
magnetic-resonance imaging · nuclear magnetic resonance · magnetic-resonance imaging
Synonyms
Translations (18)
cmn 核磁共振成像 (technique — see also MRI) · ru магни́тно-резона́нсная томогра́фия (technique — see also MRI) · tr manyetik rezonans tomografi (technique — see also MRI) · is segulmyndherming (technique — see also MRI) · cmn 磁共振成像 (technique — see also MRI) · fi magneettikuvaus (technique — see also MRI) · is segulsneiðmyndun (technique — see also MRI) · ro imagistică prin rezonanță magnetică (technique — see also MRI) · sjo ᡥᡝ ᡮᡟ ᡤᡠᡢ ᡪᡝᠨ ᠪᡝ ᠪᠠᡞᡨᠠᠯᠠᠮᡝ ᡧᠠᡢᡤᠠᠪᡠᡥᠠ ᠨᡞᠷᡠᡤᠠᠨ (technique — see also MRI) · hy մագնիսառեզոնանսային տոմոգրաֆիա (technique — see also MRI) · hi चुंबकीय अनुनाद प्रतिबिम्ब (technique — see also MRI) · hy մագնիսառեզոնանսային շերտագրություն (technique — see also MRI) · ko 자기공명영상 (technique — see also MRI) · es tomografía/imagen por resonancia magnética (technique — see also MRI) · de Magnetresonanztomographie (technique — see also MRI) · ro tomografie prin rezonanță magnetică (technique — see also MRI) · pt imagem por ressonância magnética (technique — see also MRI) · hu mágnesesrezonancia-képalkotás (technique — see also MRI)