How to Use magnetic resonance imaging in a Sentence

magnetic resonance imaging

noun
  • The neurologist, Dawn says, told her that a magnetic resonance imaging scan of his brain was comparable to that of an 85-year-old.
    Patrick Hruby, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2021
  • The next day, Sharpe underwent magnetic resonance imaging testing that revealed the tear, and the Blazers shut him down for the remainder of summer league.
    oregonlive, 20 July 2022
  • In France, the average cost of a magnetic resonance imaging exam is $363.
    Robert Reich, Alaska Dispatch News, 12 July 2017
  • Anyone who’s had a magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, scan knows that jewelry and metal are a big no-no inside the imager.
    Don Sweeney, sacbee, 10 May 2018
  • In some cases, the hospital is switching to other types of scans, such as magnetic resonance imaging.
    Peter Loftus, WSJ, 17 May 2022
  • Her scientific work uses magnetic resonance imaging to measure the amount of oxygen in the blood that flows to the brain as people meditate.
    Ryan Kost, SFChronicle.com, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Boone said the right-hander had a magnetic resonance imaging test performed on the shoulder, which showed some inflammation.
    David Waldstein, New York Times, 7 July 2018
  • But the joke was on them when the MRI machine made its debut in 1977, and suddenly everyone was talking about the miracle of magnetic resonance imaging.
    Joe Queenan, WSJ, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Dobbyn will be positioned in a magnetic resonance imaging machine for the procedure, which could last two hours or longer.
    NBC News, 11 Feb. 2018
  • Later, a magnetic resonance imaging scan showed a tumor behind his left knee.
    Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The side effects are diagnosed with magnetic resonance imaging scans, or MRIs.
    Joseph Walker, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2022
  • With it, scientists take a single magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scan and then apply an algorithm to it.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 22 June 2022
  • The samples are analyzed using the strongest magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, machine available for use on the human body.
    NBC News, 2 Mar. 2021
  • The athletes were screened with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, which is a highly sensitive test.
    Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2020
  • About 600 employees would continue to work in Waukesha at the plant and offices of the company’s magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, business.
    Guy Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2020
  • The kind of magnetic field the researchers used is similar to the type generated by a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, Zhao explains.
    Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American, 14 June 2022
  • Last season, Syndergaard refused a magnetic resonance imaging examination on his sore right biceps, tore his right latissimus in his next start and missed the next four and a half months.
    James Wagner, New York Times, 31 May 2018
  • But Sherine and her colleagues have put the mummy through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and found that the body underneath the wrappings is that of a woman who suffered from tooth abscesses and cavities, arthritis and a bad back.
    Ben Wedeman, CNN, 24 Sep. 2017
  • The failures appeared to coincide with the installation of a new MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machine.
    Peter Bright, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2018
  • Everyone agrees that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a brilliant invention—but no one agrees on who invented it.
    Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 20 Oct. 2022
  • China’s sway over mundane but critical products such as dyes used in magnetic resonance imaging and neodymium magnets.
    Greg Ip, WSJ, 27 July 2022
  • Attackers target patient and billing records, as well as equipment such as magnetic resonance imaging machines.
    Leigh Kamping-Carder, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Otherwise, the only abnormality that doctors could find was on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of his brain that was performed within 24 hours of the incident.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 28 May 2022
  • Because of this, doctors will often suggest women with dense breasts have additional tests, such as a breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or breast ultrasound.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Just before the pandemic, researchers scanned his brain using a magnetic resonance imaging machine.
    al, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Using magnetic resonance imaging, researchers have identified large-scale changes in the anatomy of women’s brains from before to after pregnancy.
    Darby Saxbe, The Conversation, 30 Nov. 2022
  • To determine what was going on, the team used magnetic resonance spectroscopy, a form of magnetic resonance imaging that enables researchers to detect levels of certain chemicals in the brain.
    Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Rib fractures are not always easily seen on plain chest radiographs, and may be better evaluated with bone scans or magnetic resonance imaging, depending on the extent of the injury.
    Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Three days later, magnetic resonance imaging confirmed his guess.
    Anne Saker, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Later, the research team measured the specimen and examined its anatomy with magnetic resonance imaging.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 20 Feb. 2018

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