magnetic resonance imaging
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mag·net·ic res·o·nance im·ag·ing
(abbr.: MRI)
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a form of medical imaging that measures the response of the atomic nuclei of body tissues to high-frequency radio waves when placed in a strong magnetic field, and that produces images of the internal organs.
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Health Images opens company's first international MRI center. (magnetic resonance imaging)
PR Newswire; 11/14/1990; 700+ words
; ...Images Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMG) has opened its first magnetic resonance imaging center located outside the United States. Guildford Magnetic Imaging may be the first magnetic resonance imaging center...
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Health Images Inc. open Lebanon, Pa. MRI center. (magnetic resonance imaging)
PR Newswire; 11/9/1989; 618 words
; ...array of state-of-the-art computer technology. Health Images Inc. operates magnetic resonance imaging center, manufacturers magnetic resonance imaging scanners, and provides equipment maintenance services for major medical diagnostic...
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Health Images Inc. to develop an outpatient magnetic resonance imaging center.
PR Newswire; 3/31/1986; 700+ words
; ...Hospital in Philadelphia to develop an outpatient magnetic resonance imaging center. Construction on the $2 million center...additional Health Images sites: Jacksonville Magnetic Imaging Ltd. in Jacksonville, Fla.; a partnership...
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Body imaging takes quantum leap with magnetic resonance scanning
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/4/1986; ; 700+ words
; ...Have you familiarity with nuclear magnetic imaging? Or is this strictly experimental? I have...The name for this very latest advance in body imaging is nuclear magnetic resonance imaging. Familiarity with quantum mechanics and other...
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Health Images announces opening of ninth MRI center.(magnetic resonance imaging)
PR Newswire; 9/29/1987; 578 words
; ...business of developing, owning and operating magnetic resonance imaging diagnostic centers, announced the opening of its ninth center, Atlanta Magnetic Imaging-South, located at 276 Medical Way, Riverdale...
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University of California-Irvina Medical Center holds ground-breaking ceremonies for new magnetic resonance imaging center.
PR Newswire; 5/22/1984; 700+ words
; ...breaking ceremony for the new magnetic resonance imaging center of the University of...rapidly emerging field of magnetic resonance imaging. "By operating UCI's center...first-hand experience in magnetic resonance imaging management...
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3T MRI: ready for prime time? The benefits of 3-Tesla MRI have been established, but its physics mandate protocol revisions.(Magnetic resonance imaging)
Magazine article from: Medical Imaging; 8/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...the many advances of imaging at 3T imparts. The...resection in 12. (4) Magnetic resonance spectroscopy at 3T may...contrast and for diffusion imaging. (2) In the musculoskeletal...director at Columbia Magnetic Imaging (Hudson, NY...
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'Routine' magnetic resonance imaging scan exposes life-threatening condition.
PR Newswire; 11/1/1990; 700+ words
; 'ROUTINE' MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SCAN EXPOSES LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION FORT LAUDERDALE...her doctors noticed. The hole was discovered during a magnetic resonanc imaging (MRI) scan she underwent as a volunteer. Many others...
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Wiley launches Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging within Wiley InterScience's MobileEdition service; Service delivers journal content to wireless handheld devices.
M2 Presswire; 1/18/2002; 700+ words
; ...January 2002-WILEY: Wiley launches Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging within Wiley InterScience's MobileEdition...of two more prestigious publications, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and the Journal...
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American College of Radiology releases report on magnetic-resonance imaging.
PR Newswire; 8/28/1984; 700+ words
; ...PRNewswire/ -- Magnetic resonance imaging should be recognized...Commission on Magnetic Resonance in 1982 to evaluate...clinical applications of magnetic resonance. Copies...Clinical Applications of Magnetic Resonance Imaging," are available...
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical technique that utilizes a magnetic field and the natural resonance of atoms to provide an image of human tissue. While the foundation for its development first took...
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
Magnetic resonance imaging Definition Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a unique and versatile medical imaging diagnostic tool. Using MRI, physicians obtain highly refined images of the body's interior. Strong magnetic fields and pulses...
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Magnetic resonance imaging
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Magnetic resonance imaging Definition Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the newest diagnostic medical imaging technologies that uses strong magnets and pulses of radio waves to manipulate the natural magnetic properties in the body to...
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magnetic resonance imaging
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI ) (mag- net -ik) n. a diagnostic imaging technique based on the emission of electromagnetic...the body when the patient is placed in a strong magnetic field and exposed to radiofrequency radiation...
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magnetic resonance
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...effect ). Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is analogous to...the preferred name being magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The technique...to the application of magnetic resonance in medical imaging. Magnetic resonance can also occur...
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