MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: the procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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In three sessions, each study participant underwent two MRI exams, one before and one after smoking a tobacco cigarette, e-cigarette with nicotine and e-cigarette without nicotine, or at each visit for the non-smokers, who provided baseline scans.
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Carter was treated with a new immunotherapy drug and made a remarkable recovery, sharing the news six months later that an MRI showed no signs of cancer.
—CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
Several tests and an MRI later revealed that Rolstone had epilepsy, and she was diagnosed with Chiari malformation, a rare condition in which brain tissue grows into the spinal canal and part of the skull presses on the brain and forces it downward, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Footfall on Thursday, known as Boxing Day in Britain, declined by 4.9 percent across all U.K. retail destinations when compared to last year, while footfall on Christmas Eve rose by 18.1 percent, according to data from MRI Software.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 27 Dec. 2024
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Carter was treated with a new immunotherapy drug and made a remarkable recovery, sharing the news six months later that an MRI showed no signs of cancer.
—CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
Several tests and an MRI later revealed that Rolstone had epilepsy, and she was diagnosed with Chiari malformation, a rare condition in which brain tissue grows into the spinal canal and part of the skull presses on the brain and forces it downward, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Footfall on Thursday, known as Boxing Day in Britain, declined by 4.9 percent across all U.K. retail destinations when compared to last year, while footfall on Christmas Eve rose by 18.1 percent, according to data from MRI Software.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 27 Dec. 2024
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MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: a procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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