: magnetic resonance imaging
also : the procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used

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An interventional radiologist, guided by MRI, releases the chemotherapy agent directly into the artery feeding the retina. Dayna Copeland, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025 Meanwhile, Geddy will be monitored with periodic MRI imaging to check for any potential regrowth. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025 Doctors originally chalked her symptoms up to changing pregnancy hormones, but Gadot says her mom pushed for an MRI. Korin Miller, SELF, 13 Mar. 2025 After his condition worsened, he was taken to the Sanford Bemidji Medical Center and later to the Sanford Fargo (N.D.) Medical Center for an MRI on Aug. 31. Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for MRI

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1982, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of MRI was in 1982

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“MRI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MRI. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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: magnetic resonance imaging
also : a procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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