Magnetic resonance imaging
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Broader Terms
imaging /visualization /scanning, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
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Narrower Terms
diffusion magnetic resonance imaging, functional magnetic resonance imaging
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Related Terms
bioimaging /biomedical imaging, radiography
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Scope Note
non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images; concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques.
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging is ranked 42nd out of 83 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging title on the 2003 ISI Journal Citation Reports.
- An interesting feature of magnetic resonance imaging is that flowing things have a distinctive appearance on MRI scans (similar to Doppler ultrasound).
- Top What are some common uses of Cardiac MRI? Magnetic resonance imaging is becoming very important in the initial diagnosis and subsequent management of coronary heart disease.
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging is ranked 42nd out of 83 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging title on the 2003 Journal Citation Reports, published by Thomson Scientific.
- How MRI works? Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a medical diagnostic technique that creates images of the human body using the principle of nuclear magnetic resonance.
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