MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: the procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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Wright, who missed the 2024 season after right-shoulder surgery, will have an MRI in Kansas City on Monday.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2025
That kick-started many ophthalmology appointments and MRI scans, with doctors even suspecting that Cohen could have a brain tumor.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Participants were scanned at different sites using different MRI machines, although the data analysis tried to adjust for this.
—New Atlas, 26 June 2025
Diagnosing dementia or Alzheimer’s in any patient begins with evaluation by a skilled neurologist, along with specific blood biomarkers, specialized MRI scans, along with cognitive testing known as the The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).
—Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2025
That kick-started many ophthalmology appointments and MRI scans, with doctors even suspecting that Cohen could have a brain tumor.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Participants were scanned at different sites using different MRI machines, although the data analysis tried to adjust for this.
—New Atlas, 26 June 2025
Diagnosing dementia or Alzheimer’s in any patient begins with evaluation by a skilled neurologist, along with specific blood biomarkers, specialized MRI scans, along with cognitive testing known as the The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA).
—Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: a procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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