MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: the procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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Bregman arrived at the ballpark on Saturday morning feeling worse than the day before and was sent for an MRI, Alex Cora announced before Game 1 of the doubleheader.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
Medical professionals will likely evaluate how someone walks, get scans like a CT or MRI, perform a spinal tap and otherwise perform a physical exam and monitor symptoms.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Diagnosis and treatment The condition is diagnosed through a combination of neurological exams, lab tests and diagnostic imaging (MRI or CT scans).
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
This requires the equivalent of an extraordinarily sophisticated MRI machine that could detail the brain in an advanced way.
—Dobromir Rahnev, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
Medical professionals will likely evaluate how someone walks, get scans like a CT or MRI, perform a spinal tap and otherwise perform a physical exam and monitor symptoms.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Diagnosis and treatment The condition is diagnosed through a combination of neurological exams, lab tests and diagnostic imaging (MRI or CT scans).
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
This requires the equivalent of an extraordinarily sophisticated MRI machine that could detail the brain in an advanced way.
—Dobromir Rahnev, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
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MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: a procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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