magnetic resonance
noun
: the excitation of particles (such as atomic nuclei or electrons) in a magnetic field by exposure to electromagnetic radiation of a specific frequency
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Their first order of business ordering a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.
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Katrina Martin, Health, 4 Mar. 2025
In a paper published this month in Nature Aging, a team of scientists analyzed almost 11,000 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans from people ages 45 to 82 that were included in the U.K. Biobank.
—Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Navigational devices and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) already employ it.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Participants took part in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sessions and were tasked with completing seven cognitive tasks covering memory, reward, emotion, language and motor skills, per researchers.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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Katrina Martin, Health, 4 Mar. 2025
In a paper published this month in Nature Aging, a team of scientists analyzed almost 11,000 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans from people ages 45 to 82 that were included in the U.K. Biobank.
—Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Navigational devices and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) already employ it.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Participants took part in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sessions and were tasked with completing seven cognitive tasks covering memory, reward, emotion, language and motor skills, per researchers.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Magnetic resonance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20resonance. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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